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ERIC Number: EJ565685
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Reflections on Being Female in School Science: Toward a Praxis of Teaching Science.
Meyer, Karen
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v35 n4 p463-71 Apr 1998
Questions the phenomenon and the implications of being female in school science through girls' and young women's stories interwoven with a narrative from the author, a female researcher in science education. Discusses several directions within teaching that interpret bell hooks' engaged pedagogy which emphasizes a commitment to self-actualization and well being for both teacher and student. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Critical Theory, Epistemology, Feminism, Higher Education, Relevance (Education), Science Education, Self Actualization, Student Alienation, Student Experience, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Poststructuralism
Note: Theme issue: Pedagogies in Science Education. For related articles, see SE 559 825-840.