Jennie L Harvey | Canterbury Christ Church University (original) (raw)
I am an Ethnobiologist with a background in Biology (University of York UK) and Ethnobotany (University of Kent UK). I instruct on undergraduate courses in the Geography department at Canterbury Christ Church University where I am also beginning my PhD. My current research investigates social-ecological histories of forest gardens on Kilimanjaro, focusing particularly on the relationships between socio-economic change and agricultural biodiversity. I also serve as the Program Manager for East Africa at Forager Foundation and am currently working on an educational garden project in Monduli District, Tanzania. In addition I manage the Forager Foundation blog series "Feature Flora" and "Feature Fauna", and sit on the publications committee as an editor.
Supervisors: Dr Rebecca Kent, Dr David Ponsonby, and Dr Rajindra Puri
Address: Canterbury
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This dissertation investigates the current status and attitudes toward traditional knowledge of e... more This dissertation investigates the current status and attitudes toward traditional knowledge of ethnoveterinary medicines in a Maasai community in rural Tanzania, and the relationships between ethnoveterinary knowledge and formal education. It concludes that ethnoveterinary medicine still plays an important role in primary livestock health care in the village of Eluwai, and that formal schooling appears to have a negative impact on young people's ethnoveterinary knowledge. It also finds that a culturally sensitive education can have a positive impact on young peoples' attitudes toward traditional knowledge and practises such as ethnoveterinary medicine, suggesting that intercultural education may be a valuable tool in biocultural conservation. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of practical and contextual experience for learning about ethnoveterinary medicine.
This dissertation investigates the current status and attitudes toward traditional knowledge of e... more This dissertation investigates the current status and attitudes toward traditional knowledge of ethnoveterinary medicines in a Maasai community in rural Tanzania, and the relationships between ethnoveterinary knowledge and formal education. It concludes that ethnoveterinary medicine still plays an important role in primary livestock health care in the village of Eluwai, and that formal schooling appears to have a negative impact on young people's ethnoveterinary knowledge. It also finds that a culturally sensitive education can have a positive impact on young peoples' attitudes toward traditional knowledge and practises such as ethnoveterinary medicine, suggesting that intercultural education may be a valuable tool in biocultural conservation. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of practical and contextual experience for learning about ethnoveterinary medicine.