Teaching Science for Social Justice

How might science education reflect the values of a socially just and democratic society? Using a combination of in-depth case studies and rigorous theory, this volume offers a series of teaching stories that describe inner city youth's practices of science.

About the author

Angela Calabrese Barton is an associate professor of science education at Teachers College, Columbia University and the author of Feminist Science Education, Jason L. Ermer is a math and computer science educator in the Kealing Junior High School Magnet Program in Austin, Texas, Tanahia A. Burkett is an elementary school teacher in the New Orleans Parish public schools, and Margery D. Osborne is an associate professor of science education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Summary

How might science education reflect the values of a socially just and democratic society? Using a combination of in-depth case studies and rigorous theory, this volume offers a series of teaching stories that describe inner city youth's practices of science.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Calabrese Barton, Tanahia A. Burkett, Tanahia A Burkett-Benton, Tanahia A. Burkett-Benton, Jason L Ermer, Jason L. Ermer, Margery D Osborne, Margery D. Osborne
• Assisted by: William Ayers (Editor), Therese Quinn (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2003
• EAN: 9780807743836
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-4383-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 299 g
• Series: Teaching for Social Justice (P; Teaching for Social Justice
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system