Learning to Succeed in Science - Stories of South Asian Women in Britain

This book offers a positive and compelling exploration of how young south Asian women can be encouraged to study science further and to consider STEM as a career. Drawing together both intersectional and personal perspectives, the book celebrates south Asian culture, sharing the stories of these individuals, their multifaceted identities, aspirations and successes. At the micro-level, an intersectional analysis reveals complicated identity negotiations of being young, female, a science-orientated student, imigre, Muslim, a daughter and a sister, as well as how these identities might interact, nest, and shift. The chapters build on the authors'' previous work in science education, developing models of science identity (Sci-ID) and women''s engagement with the study of science and their aspirations for a science-based career.>

Product details

• Authors: Saima Salehjee, Mike Watts
• Assisted by: Penny Jane Burke (Editor), Marie-Pierre Moreau (Editor), Nancy S Niemi (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2025
• EAN: 9781350232198
• ISBN: 978-1-350-23219-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury Gender and Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Gender studies: women, Moral and social purpose of education, Educational: Sciences, General Science, Moral & social purpose of education, Relating to British South Asian people, Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology