Science Education & Issues of Race, Class & Gender Science for All Science Education & Issues of Race, Class & Gender
Equity vs. Equality Equity- the quality of being fair Equality-the state of being equal
Groups vs. Individuals Instead of trying to learn the generalities of ethnic groups in the abstract, teachers need to learn about the details of their students lives in the particular (Mehan et al. 2001) One size fits all Colorblindness Learning styles
Frameworks 3 frameworks for thinking about the intersections of race, class, gender & science education Use for organizing thoughts & grasping multiple dimensions of the issues/ being purposeful Issues are timeless
Equity & Gender Classroom Interaction & Atmosphere Disciplinary Patterns Active Teaching Patterns Evaluation Pattern History of the domain Peers’, teachers, parents & societal expectations Curriculum materials Attributions & confidence Testing & assessment
Gender & Science
Equity & Race content integration, the knowledge construction process, prejudice reduction, an equity pedagogy, and an empowering school culture and social structure (Banks, 1995)
Multicultural Educaion & Science
Race & Science