An empirical comparison of knowledge and skill in the context of traditional ecological knowledge.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
; 9: 71, 2013 Oct 16.
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BACKGROUND: We test whether traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) about how to make an item predicts a person's skill at making it among the Tsimane' (Bolivia). The rationale for this research is that the failure to distinguish between knowledge and skill might account for some of the conflicting results about the relationships between TEK, human health, and economic development. METHODS: We test the association between a commonly-used measure of individual knowledge (cultural consensus analysis) about how to make an arrow or a bag and a measure of individual skill at making these items, using ordinary least-squares regression. The study consists of 43 participants from 3 villages. RESULTS: We find no association between our measures of knowledge and skill (core model, p > 0.5, R2 = .132). CONCLUSIONS: While we cannot rule out the possibility of a real association between these phenomena, we interpret our findings as support for the claim that researchers should distinguish between methods to measure knowledge and skill when studying trends in TEK.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conhecimento
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Cultura
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Ecologia
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Etnologia
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Modelos Teóricos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Bolivia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Reino Unido