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Cultural Studies of Science Education

, Volume 12, Issue 3, pp 605–613 | Cite as

Indigenous knowledge in Canadian science curricula: cases from Western Canada

  • Mijung Kim
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Abstract

To enhance Aboriginal students’ educational opportunities in sciences, culturally relevant science curriculum has been examined and practiced in Western Canadian science classrooms. This article shares some examples of inclusion of indigenous knowledge in science curricula and discusses the improvement and challenges of culturally relevant science curricula in Canadian contexts.

Keywords

Indigenous knowledge Culturally relevant science curriculum Aboriginal students’ achievement 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of EducationUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonCanada

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