Matangia ‘i Namo : science teachers’ and students’ conceptualisations of local environmental and climate change issues : talanoa from Ha‘apai and Port Vila

dc.contributor.authorPuloka Luey, Emma Christine
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-25T21:10:31Z
dc.date.available2021-11-25T21:10:31Z
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.description.abstractPacific communities in both rural and urban settings are experiencing the impacts of the global climate crisis, as well as non-climatic factors, on their local ecosystems. Developing adaptation strategies to respond to these threats of disasters requires knowledge of local ecosystems and community needs. The findings of this thesis indicate that one way of deepening our understanding of climate and environment is the use of Indigenous knowledge systems passed on through familial and village settings. This thesis also suggests that the current science education in formal schooling marginalises Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous languages in Ha‘apai (Tonga) and Port Vila (Vanuatu). There is indeed a need to align the science education in Pacific schools with the values, knowledge, cultures and languages of local communities, acknowledging their connectedness to place and the science learning opportunities this presents. Through a series of talanoa in Ha‘apai (Tonga) and Port Vila (Vanuatu), this research explores how Year 10 students and teachers in these contexts conceptualise local environmental issues in the context of their experiences, cultural knowledge and sense of connectedness to place. This research calls for collaboration and dialogue between schools and communities about how Indigenous knowledge of environmental and climatic issues can be meaningfully incorporated into the current western curriculum.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/103036
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/12170
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterburyen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserveden
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.titleMatangia ‘i Namo : science teachers’ and students’ conceptualisations of local environmental and climate change issues : talanoa from Ha‘apai and Port Vilaen
dc.typeTheses / Dissertationsen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducationen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen
uc.bibnumber3106559
uc.collegeFaculty of Educationen
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