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Licona, Miguel M. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2013
In this case study, I use an ethnographic-style approach to understand the funds of knowledge of immigrant families living in "colonias" on both sides of the US/Mexico border. I focus on how these "knowledges" and concomitant experiences impact the ways we perceive and treat immigrant students who have all too often been viewed…
Descriptors: Science Education, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Hispanic American Students
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Brandt, Carol B. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
Despite completing undergraduate degrees in the life sciences, few Indigenous women choose to pursue careers in scientific research. To help us understand how American Indian students engage with science, this ethnographic research describes (1) how four Navajo women identified with science, and (2) the narratives they offered when we discussed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Scientific Research, Females, American Indians