“Restorying” Science Education Based on Local Spiritual and Cultural Values: The Case of Ethiopia

Research demonstrates how enjoyable and meaningful learning is for children when there is smooth transition between home and classroom. This autoethnographic research used indepth interviews and observations to examine the Ethiopian people’s spiritual centered lifestyle at home and whether this style is carried into science classes in the schools. Findings indicated that the current science education in Ethiopia is ignorant of reality at home. The research proposes a new way of looking at science. It interrogates the idea that science has primacy over spirituality and, rather, recommends Ethiopian spirituality to be the standard of science and its education.