Epistemology, culture and physics education: Implication for sustainable development
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2018-07
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Department of Science Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.
Abstract
The knowledge and belief of a people form significant component of their culture.
The culture is embedded in the ways they think, perceive and behave even in learning
situations. How learning takes place have been established in the literature to depend
significantly on attitude. Learners attitude towards learning encompasses the language,
mode and competence in the delivery of instruction. Aboriginal language and culture
influence learning and allow learners to embrace instructions with peculiarity to their
lineage. This study examines the confluence of belief, culture, and learning of physics
within and outside the classroom. Inferences drawn based on the findings of various
researchers regarding all reflected components in this study. Specifically, this study
investigated the extent to which all the aforementioned variable influence students
learning of physics, taking into consideration the role of physics education in the
attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
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Epistemology, Culture, implication, Sustainable Development