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Turning the herding lifestyle into a learning opportunity: Experiences from Lesotho
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa ( IF 0.2 ) Pub Date : 2018-11-15 , DOI: 10.4102/td.v14i1.521
Selloane Pitikoe

This article addresses the complex ways through which Basotho herders acquired indigenous knowledge (IK) through their herding practice. For centuries, Basotho males have practiced livestock herding as an alternative form of employment while also perceiving it as a quicker way of accruing personal livestock wealth. This socio-economic discourse has further rendered male Basotho at a disadvantage in terms of education access because of the semi-nomadic nature of herding and the inaccessibility of the herding topography. The article draws on data collected using semi-structured interviews, as well as the photovoice and the transect walk techniques, conducted with a group of 30 male Basotho herders aged between 18 and 45 years, representative of the highlands, foothills and the lowlands of Lesotho. This article aims to address two research objectives. Firstly, it interrogates how Basotho herders learn through herding. Secondly, it explores how the empirical findings harvested from this article can inform Lesotho’s non-formal education policy and practice reform. It was discovered that herding comprises a wealth of undocumented IK, which comes in two forms: local science and local practice knowledge. Finally, the article suggests ways that Lesotho’s mainstream education may consider reforming the current education policy and practice. It is anticipated that this article will significantly contribute to the IK scholarship elsewhere in the world on issues pertaining to livestock herding and herders’ access to education.

中文翻译:

将牧民生活方式变成学习机会:莱索托的经验

本文介绍了巴索陀牧民通过其牧民习俗获取土著知识(IK)的复杂方式。几个世纪以来,巴索托的男性一直将牲畜放牧作为一种替代性的就业方式,同时也将其视为增加个人牲畜财富的一种更快的方式。这种社会经济话语进一步使男性巴索托人在放学机会方面处于不利地位,因为放牧的半游牧性质和难以到达的放牧地势。本文借鉴了使用半结构化访谈收集的数据,以及对一组30位年龄在18至45岁之间,代表莱索托高地,山麓和低地的雄性巴索托牧民进行的光声和横断面走技术。本文旨在解决两个研究目标。首先,它询问了巴索托牧民如何通过牧民学习。其次,本文探讨了从本文中获得的实证结果如何为莱索托的非正规教育政策和实践改革提供信息。人们发现,放牧包含大量未记录的IK,IK有两种形式:本地科学和本地实践知识。最后,文章提出了莱索托主流教育可以考虑改革当前教育政策和实践的方式。可以预期,本文将为世界其他地方的IK奖学金做出重大贡献,涉及与畜牧业和牧民获得教育有关的问题。它探讨了从本文中获得的经验发现如何为莱索托的非正规教育政策和实践改革提供信息。人们发现,放牧包含大量未记录的IK,IK有两种形式:本地科学和本地实践知识。最后,文章提出了莱索托主流教育可以考虑改革当前教育政策和实践的方式。可以预期,本文将为世界其他地方的IK奖学金做出重大贡献,涉及与畜牧业和牧民获得教育有关的问题。它探讨了从本文中获得的经验发现如何为莱索托的非正规教育政策和实践改革提供信息。人们发现,放牧包含大量未记录的IK,IK有两种形式:本地科学和本地实践知识。最后,文章提出了莱索托主流教育可以考虑改革当前教育政策和实践的方式。可以预期,本文将为世界其他地方的IK奖学金做出重大贡献,涉及与畜牧业和牧民获得教育有关的问题。文章提出了莱索托主流教育可以考虑改革当前教育政策和实践的方式。可以预期,本文将为世界其他地方的IK奖学金做出重大贡献,涉及与畜牧业和牧民获得教育有关的问题。文章提出了莱索托主流教育可以考虑改革当前教育政策和实践的方式。可以预期,本文将为世界其他地方的IK奖学金做出重大贡献,涉及与畜牧业和牧民获得教育有关的问题。
更新日期:2018-11-15
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