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Conceptions of traditional cosmological ideas among literate and nonliterate Nigerians
Author(s) -
Ogunniyi M. B.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660240203
Subject(s) - nigerians , tribe , preference , science education , sociology , class (philosophy) , locality , scientific literacy , history and philosophy of science , social science , epistemology , psychology , mathematics education , anthropology , linguistics , mathematics , philosophy , statistics
Abstract This paper examines the nature of selected traditional cosmological concepts among literate and nonliterate Nigerians. An analysis of the data reveals that the subjects, irrespective of their level of education, class, sex, age, religion, tribe, or locality, hold in varying degrees certain traditional as well as scientific concepts about the natural phenomena. An exposure of some of the subjects to an history/philosophy of science course appears to enhance their preference for a scientific worldview vis a vis a traditional point‐of‐view. The implications of these findings for traditional societies deserve a closer consideration.