Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries

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There has been a growth in the use, acceptance, and popularity of indigenous knowledge. High rates of poverty and a widening economic divide is threatening the accessibility to western scientific knowledge in the developing world where many indigenous people live. Consequently, indigenous knowledge has become a potential source for sustainable development in the developing world. The Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries presents interdisciplinary research on knowledge management, sharing, and transfer among indigenous communities. Providing a unique perspective on alternative knowledge systems, this publication is a critical resource for sociologists, anthropologists, researchers, and graduate-level students in a variety of fields. Title Page Copyright Page Book Series Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers List of Contributors Table of Contents Detailed Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgment Chapter 1: Binarism as a Recipe for Lukewarm Research into Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe Chapter 2: Researching Indigenous Ways of Knowing-and-Being Chapter 3: Fourth World Theory and Methods of Inquiry Chapter 4: Learning and Asserting an African Indigenous Health Research Framework Chapter 5: Language, Participation, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Research in Mqatsheni, South Africa Chapter 6: Application and Contribution of Hermeneutic and Eidetic Phenomenology to Indigenous Knowledge Research Chapter 7: Research Protocols and Ethical Considerations in Indigenous Knowledge Systems Chapter 8: Indigenous Knowledge Intelligence and African Development Chapter 9: Conceptualizing the Knowledge of Traditional and Indigenous Communities Using Informetrics Approaches Chapter 10: Use of Information and Communication Technologies Tools to Capture, Store, and Disseminate Indigenous Knowledge Chapter 11: Visibility and Accessibility of Indigenous Knowledge on Open Access Institutional Repositories at Universities in Africa Chapter 12: Indigenous Knowledges and Knowledge Codification in the Knowledge Economy Chapter 13: Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge through Indigenous Languages in Zimbabwe Chapter 14: Critical Reflections on Selected Local Narratives of Contextual South African Indigenous Knowledge Chapter 15: Multiple Voices, Multiple Paths Chapter 16: Hybrid Method for Exploring Efficacy of Indigenous Management of Common Cold through African Therapy Chapter 17: Pluralistic Tendencies in Healing Abantu Illness in the Contemporary South Africa Chapter 18: Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context Chapter 19: Indigenous Communication Chapter 20: Factors Militating Against the Development of Tiv Indigenous Knowledge Compilation of References About the Contributors Index