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This needs to include the technologies that are used every day by most of the world’s populations in developing countries and not just the culture of advanced industrial countries, as this focus would give only a partial perspective on the nature of technology. The inclusion of ‘indigenous technology and culture’ in the South African curriculum, for example, is one way of developing learners’ sensitivities to the interrelationship between society, the environment, science and technology.
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Vandeleur, S., Schäfer, M. (2011). Indigenous Technology and Culture. In: Benson, C., Lunt, J. (eds) International Handbook of Primary Technology Education. International Technology Education Studies, vol 7. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-546-8_24
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