Researching on indigenous knowledge : community-based participatory case study on intergenerational transmission of traditional medicinal plant knowledge traditional medicinal plant knowledge / Shailesh Shukla & Brielle Beaudin.
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TextSeries: SAGE research methods. CasesPublisher: London : SAGE Publications, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9781473951280 (ebook) :
- 306.461072 23
- GN477
Includes bibliographical references.
This research is based in the participatory field research conducted by the first author as part of his PhD research from January 2004 to February 2005 in two villages of Maharashtra, India. It chronicles the research journey that explores intergenerational transmission of traditional medicinal plants knowledge by working with rural community healers. The researcher used an across-the-stages mixed-model design (combines qualitative and quantitative methods at various stages of research) in consultation with research participants to examine the traditional medicinal plants knowledge skills necessary to become a community healer from the perspectives of both young and old generations of healers.
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