Masihambisane, lessons learnt using participatory indigenous knowledge research approaches in a school-based collaborative project of the Eastern Cape
Thenjiwe Meyiwa, Tebello Letsekha, Lisa Wiebesiek
Abstract
Masihambisane is an Nguni word, loosely meaning “let us walk the path together”. The sym-
bolic act of walking together is conceptually at the heart of a funded 1 research project con-
ducted in rural schools of Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape. The project focuses on promoting
the direct participation of teachers in planning, researching, and developing learning and
teaching materials (LTSMs), with a view to aligning these materials with indigenous and local
knowledge. In this paper we make explicit our learning, and the manner in which we carried
out the collaborated research activities, using the Reflect process.
doi: 10.15700/201412171329
bolic act of walking together is conceptually at the heart of a funded 1 research project con-
ducted in rural schools of Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape. The project focuses on promoting
the direct participation of teachers in planning, researching, and developing learning and
teaching materials (LTSMs), with a view to aligning these materials with indigenous and local
knowledge. In this paper we make explicit our learning, and the manner in which we carried
out the collaborated research activities, using the Reflect process.
doi: 10.15700/201412171329
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