Teaching Science for Social Justice

Angela Calabrese Barton author Margery D Osborne author Jason L Ermer author Tanahia A Burkett-Benton author William Ayers editor Therese Quinn editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Teachers' College Press

Published:13th Sep '03

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Teaching Science for Social Justice cover

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.
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ISBN: 9780807743836

Dimensions: 229mm x 156mm x 10mm

Weight: 295g

208 pages