Library
Library
This space hosts collaboratively collected materials related to the research and advocacy mission of the group. Collections of research papers and grey literature, guest blog posts, videos, photo stories and other relevant materials are continuously added.
Children’s foraging and play among the Hadza
Book Chapters
(2016)
Author(s): Alyssa N Crittenden
The nature of children’s play is regularly described in juxtaposition to economic contribution or, conversely, play is touted as the “work” of children (Gaskins, Haight, and Lancy 2007; Isaacs 1929; Montessori 1964). It has been…
How do hunter-gatherers learn?: The transmission of indigenous knowledge among the Agta of the Philippines
Academic Journal
(2016)
Author(s): Renée Hagen, Jan van der Ploeg, Tessa Minter
The Agta of the Philippines depend on extensive knowledge of their natural environment for their livelihoods. However, little is known about the transmission of this indigenous ecological knowledge. This paper examines the transmission of knowledge…
Owners of Learning. The Nyae Nyae Village Schools over Twenty-Five Years
Books
(2016)
Author(s): Jennifer Hays
This book describes the Nyae Nyae Village Schools, an innovative and unique mother-tongue education initiative set in north-eastern Namibia. Inspired by the optimism of Independence, the project was designed in close consultation with the Ju|’hoansi…
Schooling, Local Knowledge and Working Memory: A Study among Three Contemporary Hunter-Gatherer Societies
Academic Journal
(2016)
Author(s): Victoria Reyes-García ,Aili Pyhälä, Isabel Díaz-Reviriego, Romain Duda, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Sandrine Gallois, Maximilien Guèze, Lucentezza Napitupulu
Researchers have analysed whether school and local knowledge complement or substitute each other, but have paid less attention to whether those two learning models use different cognitive strategies. In this study, we use data collected…
A House Without Snakes
Videos
(2015)
Author(s): Daniel Koehler
“A House Without Snakes” is about two young Bushmen in Botswana who struggle to build their futures in the wake of their people’s relocation from their ancestral homeland. Ketelelo looks to education as a way…
The United Nations iLibrary
Databases
(2015)
Author(s): United Nations
The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations. Initially launched in 2015, the UN iLibrary was updated in December 2020 to incorporate new features such…
Square pegs in round holes: perceptions of hunter-gatherer school dropouts of Kerala, South India
Academic Journal
(2014)
Author(s): Seetha Kakkoth
Though education is considered as a fundamental right of all Indian citizens as per the 83rdConstitutional Amendment, inequality in this regard, prevails among the various castes/tribes/sections of the society. ‘Literacy achievements in India depend crucially…