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Trimarco, Jon S., author Bruyere, Brett, advisor Laituri, Melinda, committee member Sundaresan, Siva, committee member 2016-07-13T14:50:11Z 2016-07-13T14:50:11Z 2016 Trimarco_colostate_0053N_13417.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173450 https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018383 There is increasing concern that the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of indigenous communities is eroding due to globalization. Such erosion is seen as a threat to both the cultural continuity of indigenous societies and their ability to sustainably manage their natural resources. As in other parts of the world, the indigenous pastoralists of the Waso Ward of Samburu County, Kenya are increasingly concerned that the formal education system is negatively impacting TEK transmission. To investigate these concerns a participatory, community-based study was launched in the Waso Ward to characterize the threat of TEK erosion by comparing the ethnobotanical knowledge of students with their moran (non-student) counterparts. Through statistical analysis we determined that moran have more ethnobotanical knowledge than students and that this difference is possibly due to the fact that moran herd more frequently and thus have more opportunities for contextualized learning. Therefore, we recommend schools in Samburu collaborate with local knowledge specialists to develop opportunities for place-based instruction with an emphasis on TEK. The following thesis contains a review of the literature surrounding these concepts, a manuscript of the above-mentioned research, my personal reflection on my role as an outsider in TEK research and a summary of our team’s efforts to improve TEK transmission in the Waso Ward. born digital masters theses English eng Colorado State University. Libraries 2000-2019 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. Formal education and traditional ecological knowledge transmission in Samburu, Kenya: research and revitalization Text Master of Science (M.S.) Masters Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Colorado State University This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/). You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). open.access