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What is Worldview

Chapter 5
Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries
A person’s thinking and understanding of the world and their being in the world. It is about how a person makes sense of reality. Although a person may not necessarily be aware what their worldview is, they may feel, think and act in predictable patterns which may point others to their worldview.
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Language, Participation, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Research in Mqatsheni, South Africa
Constance Khupe (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch005
Abstract
This chapter is informed by findings from a science education interpretive study carried out in collaboration with an isiZulu-speaking community. Indigenous languages constitute intellectual and cultural resources that are important for local communities and for the society. The author argues for the recognition of indigenous languages as part of the call to decolonize research methodologies. The chapter positions research among indigenous peoples in the context of social justice and human rights, and shows how language fits in the transformation agenda. Drawing from findings from a research study carried out with a community in rural KwaZulu-Natal, the author asserts that the inclusion of indigenous languages in research frameworks contributes to meaningful participation, strengthens collaboration and facilitates the generation of authentic data.
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Faith and Politics at the State Level
A concept that attempts to articulate how someone believes, interprets, and makes sense of their reality.
Published in Chapter: Faith and Politics at the State Level; From: Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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Scholarly Praxis at the Edges: Why Responsible Academic Leadership Matters in Developing Faculty Scholarship
A belief about the world seated in a philosophical understanding that guides its adherents in the world.
Published in Chapter: Scholarly Praxis at the Edges: Why Responsible Academic Leadership Matters in Developing Faculty Scholarship; From: Handbook of Research on Administration, Policy, and Leadership in Higher Education
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Intercultural Communication
The set of presuppositions, beliefs and values held by an individual that are used to perceive and interpret experiences and form opinions, attitudes, and behavior.
Published in Chapter: Intercultural Communication; From: Handbook of Research on Improving Engineering Education With the European Project Semester
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Irreconcilable Differences?: The School Readiness Schism in America
The philosophical lens through which one’s experiences and ideas are filtered; it is reflective of an underlying value system.
Published in Chapter: Irreconcilable Differences?: The School Readiness Schism in America; From: Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness
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Phenomenological Approach to African Theology
This connotes the philosophy about life and the world around us. It also involves the fundamental beliefs that under guide human behavior. African worldview is religiously expressed in the belief in both spiritual (e.g., God and angels) and physical (e.g., humanity and earth) worlds. It is believed that nothing happens in the physical without the approval of the spiritual.
Published in Chapter: Phenomenological Approach to African Theology; From: Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality
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The African Traditional Religious Ontology of God, Divinities, and Spirits
Refers to a comprehensive and usually personal conception or view of humanity, the world, or life.
Published in Chapter: The African Traditional Religious Ontology of God, Divinities, and Spirits; From: Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality
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Combining Scientific Worldviews in Mixed Methods Research
Individual set of philosophical assumptions or beliefs that guide actions.
Published in Chapter: Combining Scientific Worldviews in Mixed Methods Research; From: Handbook of Research on Mixed Methods Research in Information Science
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Not a Subject but an End-Goal: Education for Citizenship in New Zealand
A more generic term for what philosophers called ontology. It is the way in which groups or individuals reconcile the contradictions of their reality to create a coherent belief, philosophy, or explanation to describe the way the world appears to them.
Published in Chapter: Not a Subject but an End-Goal: Education for Citizenship in New Zealand; From: Handbook of Research on Education for Participative Citizenship and Global Prosperity
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More Lessons without Borders: A Qualitative Study of International Service-Learning
Referencing the quantitative and qualitative ISL study, the researchers refer to a spectrum of four factors which include Engagement, Community, Diversity, and Education & Leadership – defined as students’ worldview ( Cox, Murray, & Plante, 2014 ).
Published in Chapter: More Lessons without Borders: A Qualitative Study of International Service-Learning; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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