Indigenous Knowledge Transfer Methods of Shero Meda Weavers Community: Implications for Adult Education and Community Development
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The overall objective of the study was to examine Indigenous Knowledge (IK) transfer methods connected with adult education and community development practices. The study has captured the weaving processes, intention, method, duration of training, problem solving strategies, challenges to transfer IK and the outcome of learning weaving. In addition, the study aimed to identify indigenous practices and the interaction (link) with adult education and community development to proposed IK as a system and model to become sustainable through education. To this end, a qualitative case study was used as a design. Secondary and primary data were gathered to inform the study. Primary data were gathered through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews conducted with Shero Meda weavers community in Addis Ababa. Key informant interviews conducted with professionals. Secondary data were collected from relevant policy documents. The collected data were transcribed; analyzed after categorizing them into themes. Then, they were described by using narrative statements. The major strengths of weavers IK transfer methods are active and effective as opposed to the high cost of modern training or education. The study also identified that the IK transfer method was effective because it was more a vocation rather than a theory. Based on the findings, it is recommended that when IK combined with adult education, community development will be effective and fruitful in order to assure community wellbeing and contribute to the country‟s economic development. To this end the concerned organizations such as Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture and Tourism should play their roles in sustaining such knowledge system and bring about cultural and economic transformation.
Key words: Indigenous knowledge, Transfer method, Adult education, Community development, Weaver‘s community
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Indigenous knowledge, Transfer method, Adult education, Community development, Weaver‘s community