Centering Andragogy and Feminist Pedagogy in Ethnobotany Use and Applications among AbaWanga People of Kenya

Ethnoknowledge is practical information inherently accumulated by humanity and passed on from one generation to the next
mostly by word of mouth in time and space. The knowledge is mainly esoteric, localized, and manifests in many different, unique,
and useful formats with ethnopractitioners as the main and most trusted custodians.
This Chapter demonstrates that the AbaWanga people of Kenya have developed potentially useful ethnomedicine systems
based on ethnobotany and rarely on zoo pharmacognosy, with more males than females participating as ethnopractitioners.
This gendered divide is shaped and influenced by culture and practices that privilege men in this profession.
In part, then, this Chapter is anchored in feminist pedagogy and andragogy theories.
Communities of practice and use of technology are offered as part of the strategies that can democratize and change learning processes amongst ethnopractitioners.

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