Teaching Science for Social Justice

von Tanahia A Burkett-Benton, Angela Calabrese Barton, Jason L Ermer, Margery D Osborne

208 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• ISBN: 9780807743836
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2003
• Größe: 234 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Teachers College Press