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Indigenous Cultural Contexts for STEM Experiences: Snow Snakes' Impact on Students and the Community
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Miller, Brant G.; Roehrig, Gillian – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
Opportunities for American Indian youth to meaningfully engage in school-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences have historically been inadequate. As a consequence, American Indian students perform lower on standardized assessments of science education than their peers. In this article we describe the emergence…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, STEM Education, Case Studies, American Indian Students
More than Science: Family Learning in a Mexican Science Museum
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Briseno-Garzon, Adriana – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2013
Latin American audiences living in their countries of origin are poorly understood as museum learners due to the scarcity of research in this field. Through a case study approach, I investigate and report on the ways of learning of 20 Mexican family groups. In particular, I examine the influence of the Mexican sociocultural context on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sciences, Museums, Learning
Indigenous Knowledge and Science in a Globalized Age
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Regmi, Jagadish; Fleming, Michelle – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
This forum explores and expands on Ben-Zvi Assaraf, Eshach, Orion, and Alamour's article titled "Cultural Differences and Students' Spontaneous Models of the Water Cycle: A Case Study of Jewish and Bedouin Children in Israel" by examining how indigenous knowledge is appropriated in science classrooms; how students from indigenous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Water, Jews, Indigenous Knowledge
A Convenient Dichotomy: Critical Eyes on the Limits to Biological Knowledge
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Milne, Catherine – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
In "The Secret Identity of a Biology Textbook: straight and naturally sexed," Jesse Bazzul and Heather Sykes conduct a case study of a biology textbook as an oppressive instructional material. Using queer theory they explore how the text of the biology textbook produces "truths" about sex, gender, and sexuality. Their analysis is complemented by…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Biology, Instructional Materials, Sexuality
Empowering Communities of Research and Practice by Conducting Research for Change and Including Participant Voice in Reflection on Research
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Basu, Sreyashi Jhumki – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
In this paper, in response to Ajay Sharma's paper titled "Portrait of a science teacher as a bricoleur: A case study from India" and associated reviews, I address the value of bridging two narrative styles for describing teacher development, discuss questions of over-essentializing an Indian school context, propose that teacher and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Student Role, Research Methodology, Teacher Education
When Does the Researcher (Should) Also Become a Resource for the Bricoleur Teacher? A Review of Ajay Sharma's "Portrait of a Science Teacher as a Bricoleur: A Case Study from India"
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Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
This paper provides a critical review essay of Ajay Sharma's "Portrait of a science teacher as a bricoleur: A case study from India." The main focus is two fold. First, arguments are presented to draw attention to how little advances in science teaching and science learning research have impacted teachers' practice and student…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Researchers, Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship