The use of traditional knowledge in understanding natural phenomena in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea

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The use of traditional knowledge in understanding natural phenomena in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea

This study used qualitative (interviews) and quantitative methods (questionnaires) to investigate and describe (a) Papua New Guinea (PNG) village elders' traditional ideas and beliefs on natural phenomena, (b) PNG secondary school student's traditional science beliefs, (c) the sources of P...

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Main Author:	Pauka, Soikava
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2001
Subjects:	Papua New Guinea natural phenomena science education traditional knowledge
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2603

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