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This text addresses underlying issues in science education and teacher training which contribute to continued underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority students in STEM subjects and careers. It illustrates how a critical postmodern science pedagogy can be used to raise awareness of diversity issues amongst pre-service teachers.
List of contents
One: The Critical Role of Science in Teaching Diversity; Two: Critical Postmodern Science Pedagogy; Three: Science, Diversity and The Sociopolitical; Four: Research Context; Five: Challenges and Understandings Towards an Anti-Racist Education; Six: Critical Role of Science in Teaching Diversity: Discussion, Recommendations, and Implications; Appendix A: General Observation Protocol; Appendix B: Interview Protocols; Appendix C: Lesson Plan; Appendix D: Phases of The Study; Appendix E: Sampling Frame Course Descriptions
About the author
A. Anthony Ash II is a scholar, researcher, former science teacher, and a social justice activist based in the US. His research helps to inform inclusive practices surrounding science and multicultural perspectives.
Greg A. Wiggan is Professor of Urban Education, Adjunct Professor of Sociology, and Affiliate Faculty of Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US.
Marcia J. Watson-Vandiver is Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Towson University, US.
Summary
This text addresses underlying issues in science education and teacher training which contribute to continued underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority students in STEM subjects and careers. It illustrates how a critical postmodern science pedagogy can be used to raise awareness of diversity issues amongst pre-service teachers.
