Teaching Science for Social Justice
| By: | Angela Calabrese Barton, Jason L. Ermer, Tanahia A. Burkett-Benton, Margery D. Osborne |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780807743836 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780807777442 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2003 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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How might science education reflect the values of a socially just and democratic society? How do urban youth living in poverty construct science in their lives in ways that are enriching, empowering, and transformative? Using a combination of in-depth case studies and rigorous theory, this volume:
- Offers a series of teaching stories that describes youth’s practices of science, providing valuable insight to help teachers work with inner-city youth.
- Explores the importance of inclusiveness, membership rules, and the purposes and goals of good science, including utility, pragmatism, and doing good for others.
- Shows how science connects to the lives of youth both in and out of school. Builds on and critiques current reform initiatives in science education.
- Features stories taken from six years of teaching and research in after-school science programs with children and youth in homeless shelters.
- Illustrates how the children’s unique situations framed their constructions of science in compelling and challenging ways.