Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.

In the context of the marginalised sections, education is claimed to be the weapon for their liberation and an agency that enhance their radical expressions and negotiations. But rendering of education is observed to be the reproduction of certain hegemonic power structure in the society. In this c...

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Main Author: Manojan K.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Workers in India 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Social Work Education and Practice
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Online Access:https://www.jswep.in/index.php/jswep/article/view/47
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description In the context of the marginalised sections, education is claimed to be the weapon for their liberation and an agency that enhance their radical expressions and negotiations. But rendering of education is observed to be the reproduction of certain hegemonic power structure in the society. In this context, present study examines the relevance of indigenous knowledge in tribal education. The study is an attempt to formulate an analytical framework for the educational system with a view to address shortfalls in knowledge distribution using mixed methodology. The study was conducted in Wayanad district of Kerala among the Paniya tribe. Universally it is debated that the denigration of indigenous knowledge is a product of a dominant power exercised over the knowledge regime which has serious implication over the tribal children. When concerns the domain of Indian tribal education it can be seen that, along with the negligence of their traditional knowledge and culture the schools itself as a platform caters a wide range of constraints against an effective learning process.
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spelling doaj.art-8a282db0af834da6a3319420bd367dfa2024-04-21T19:26:54ZengSocial Workers in IndiaJournal of Social Work Education and Practice2456-20682023-04-0131Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.Manojan K.P.0Senior Research Fellow, Central for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. In the context of the marginalised sections, education is claimed to be the weapon for their liberation and an agency that enhance their radical expressions and negotiations. But rendering of education is observed to be the reproduction of certain hegemonic power structure in the society. In this context, present study examines the relevance of indigenous knowledge in tribal education. The study is an attempt to formulate an analytical framework for the educational system with a view to address shortfalls in knowledge distribution using mixed methodology. The study was conducted in Wayanad district of Kerala among the Paniya tribe. Universally it is debated that the denigration of indigenous knowledge is a product of a dominant power exercised over the knowledge regime which has serious implication over the tribal children. When concerns the domain of Indian tribal education it can be seen that, along with the negligence of their traditional knowledge and culture the schools itself as a platform caters a wide range of constraints against an effective learning process. https://www.jswep.in/index.php/jswep/article/view/47Indigenous KnowledgeEducationExclusionTribal childrenLearning conflicts
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Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.
Journal of Social Work Education and Practice
Indigenous Knowledge
Education
Exclusion
Tribal children
Learning conflicts
title Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.
title_full Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.
title_fullStr Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.
title_full_unstemmed Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.
title_short Indigenous Knowledge in Education: A Study among Paniya Tribes in Kerala.
title_sort indigenous knowledge in education a study among paniya tribes in kerala
topic Indigenous Knowledge
Education
Exclusion
Tribal children
Learning conflicts
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