Moving the Equity Agenda Forward : Equity Research, Practice, and Policy in Science Education / edited by Julie A. Bianchini, Valarie L. Akerson, Angela Calabrese Barton, Okhee Lee, Alberto J. Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bianchini, Julie A.

Series:

Cultural Studies of Science Education, 1879-7237 ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching.

Science.

Learning, Psychology of.

Science Education.

Instructional Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Science Education.

Instructional Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume takes on the vital tasks of celebrating, challenging, and attempting to move forward our understanding of equity and diversity in science education. Organized thematically, the book explores five key areas of science education equity research: science education policy; globalization; context and culture; discourse, language and identity; and leadership and social networking. Chapter authors -- emerging to established US science education scholars -- present their latest research on how to make science interesting and accessible to all students. The volume includes international voices as well: Scholars from around the world crafted responses to each section. Together, authors and respondents attempt to refine our methods for examining equity issues across classrooms, schools, and policies, and deepen our understanding of ways to promote equity and acknowledge diversity in science classrooms. Moving the Equity Agenda Forward is endorsed by NARST: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Science Teaching and Learning Through Research. The volume gains authority from the fact that it was edited by one current and four former chairs of NARST’s Equity and Ethics Committee.

Contents:

Introduction to Volume, Julie A. Bianchini

Section 1: Science Education Policy, Okhee Lee, Julie A. Bianchini

1. Science for All: Historical Perspectives on Policy for Science Education Reform, George E. DeBoer

2. Is It Possible to Teach “Science for All” in a Climate of Accountability?: Educational Policy and the Equitable Teaching of Science, Sherry A. Southerland

3. Conceptions of Inequality in the Era of Bush/Obama, Nancy W. Brickhouse

R1. International Response. Bridging the Gaps between Policy and Practice on Equity for Science Education Reforms: From National and International Perspectives, Mei-Hung Chiu

Section 2: Globalization, Julie A. Bianchini, Valarie L. Akerson

4. The Imperative of Context in the Age of Globalization in Creating Equity in Science Education, Alejandro J. Gallard Martínez

5. Frameworks for Examining the Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender on English Language Learners in K-12 Science Education in the U.S., Sonya N. Martin, Beth Wassell, Kathryn Scantlebury

6. Elementary Students’ Ways of Seeing Globalization in Science, Bhaskar Upadhyay

R2. International Response. Globalisation and Science education: A View from the Periphery, Lyn Carter

Section 3: Context and Culture, Alberto J. Rodriguez, Okhee Lee

7. Race, Culture, Gender and Nature of Science in Elementary Settings, Leon Walls, Gayle A. Buck, Valarie L. Akerson

8. Conceptualizations of Context in Science Education Research: Implications for Equity, Eileen Carlton Parsons, Gillian U. Bayne

9. Allowing our Research on Urban, Low SES, African American Girls and Science Education to Actively and Continually Rewrite Itself, Gayle A. Buck, Cassie F.Quigley

10. Science Learning as Participation with and in a Place, Miyoun Lim, Edna Tan, Angela Calabrese Barton

R3. International Response. Reflections on Context, Place-based Education and Science for All, Tali Tal

Section 4: Discourse, Language and Identity, Angela Calabrese Barton, Alberto J. Rodriguez

11. The Language-Identity Dilemma: An Examination of Language, Cognition, Identity and their Associated Implications for Learning, Bryan A. Brown

12. Science, Language and Families: Constructing a Model of Steps to College through Language-rich Science Inquiry, Cory A. Buxton, Martha Allexsaht-Snider, Carlos Rivera

13. Relationships among Science Language, Concepts and Processes: A Study of English Learners in Junior High School Science Classrooms, Emily Kang, Julie A. Bianchini

R4. International Response. Discourse, Language and Identity, Michael Reiss

Section 5: Leadership and Social Networking, Valarie L. Akerson, Angela Calabrese Barton

14. NARST Equity and Ethics Committee: Mentoring Scholars of Color in the Organization and in the Academy, Maria S. Rivera Maulucci, Felicia Moore Mensah

15. Retrospective Accounts in the Formation of an Agenda for Diversity, Equity and Social Justice for Science Education, Felicia Moore Mensah

16. What Perspectives on Community-based Learning Can Teach Us about Organizational Support of Research and Policy Work in Equity and Diversity, Gail Richmond

R5. International Response. Equity and Diversity in Science Education and Academia: A South American Perspective, Melina Furman

Epilogue: Moving the Equity Agenda Forward Requires Transformative Action, Alberto J. Rodriguez.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613924742

9781283612296

1283612291

9789400744677

9400744676

OCLC:

806287128