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Negotiating Taboo, Culture, and Science: Culturally Responsive Science Learning for Reproductive Health Literacy of Elementary School Teacher Candidates in Papua Ali, Aisyah; Kadir, Akhmad
Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA Vol 12 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : Postgraduate, University of Mataram

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29303/jppipa.v12i1.13760

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Reproductive health literacy in Papua still faces various socio-cultural challenges, such as body taboos, customary norms, and religious values ​​that limit open discussion about reproduction. These conditions also impact prospective elementary school teacher students who will later serve as health educators for children. This study will investigate how prospective teacher students negotiate taboos, culture, and scientific knowledge in culturally responsive science learning to develop reproductive health literacy. The study used a narrative inquiry approach involving five of 28 fifth-semester students in the Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD) Study Program in Papua. Data were collected through in-depth narrative interviews, weekly reflective journals, and participant observation, then analyzed using Clandinin's three-dimensional narrative framework (temporality, sociality, and place). The results of the study indicate a process of transformation from taboo body language to meaningful scientific language, negotiation between indigenous knowledge, religion, and science, the formation of the class as a safe space for dialogue, and the development of students' professional identities as prospective health educators. These findings confirm that culturally responsive science learning not only enhances cognitive understanding but also plays a significant role in strengthening reproductive health literacy and pedagogical readiness of prospective elementary school teachers in Papua.
Kemitraan Masyarakat - Akademik: Mengembangkan Bahan Ajar Berbasis Kearifan Lokal pada Guru Sekolah Dasar Akhmad Kadir; Fredrik Sokoy; Aisyah Ali
JURNAL PENGABDIAN PAPUA Vol 10 No 1 (2026)
Publisher : LPPM Uncen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31957/jpp.v10i1.5247

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Local wisdom is an essential part of the life of indigenous communities, not only strengthening cultural identity but also holding the potential to enrich the learning process in schools. Through this community service activity, a local culture-based teaching supplement was developed to support elementary school teachers in linking lessons to values that are alive in the community. The activity took place at SD YPK Ifar Babrongko, Kampung Yoboi, and involved direct collaboration between academics and the local indigenous community. The implementation was carried out through field observation, interviews with community leaders and teachers, group discussions, and pilot testing of teaching materials in a learning environment integrated with nature and local culture. The results show that teachers began to realize the importance of local culture as a learning resource. They were not only able to develop culture-based teaching materials but also demonstrated a shift in teaching methods that were more contextual and closer to the students' lives. As a contribution to community service, this activity successfully created a collaborative space for co-producing culturally responsive educational knowledge between the academic community and indigenous communities. The development of this learning supplement not only strengthened the pedagogical capacity of teachers in indigenous areas but also fostered institutional partnerships between universities and local communities in supporting cultural preservation and improving the quality of primary education.