Conceptualizing local and indigenous knowledge: exploring research approaches of three doctoral candidates in Tanzania, Thailand, and the United States

• In Event: Roundtable Session (Wednesday II)

Group Submission Type: Refereed Round-Table Session

Proposal

This roundtable discussion explores how three scholars employ indigenous and local knowledge that is traditionally overlooked by their respective academic areas in their research. This discussion seeks to challenge researchers to explore alternatives to Western frameworks of inquiry. As they engage with various educational communities in lived experiences, the authors each find knowledge that their communities hold as legitimate tools for data collection and analysis. By intentionally situating indigenous and local knowledge within academic areas heavily saturated by Western discourses, we examine how these deeply rooted connections can contribute to international educational praxis and innovative curriculum planning and development.

Sub Unit

• SIG: Indigenous Knowledge and the Academy

Chair

• Renee Jordan, Georgia State University

Individual Presentations

• The other side of an [un]knocked door: A black girl’s Ph.D. journey - Renee Jordan, Georgia State University

• The spirit of Utu: Exploring local knowledge and social networks of homestay hosts in a Swahili language college program in Tanzania - Kaia DeMatteo, University of Massachusetts Boston

• Letting the village be the teacher: The importance of place-based knowledge in study abroad programming - Lauren Collins, University of Denver