Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

ISSN for PRINT: 1072-8325

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2005, Volume11

Issue 3

104 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i3

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Muriel Lederman
Virginia Tech; 1422 South Arch Street, Little Rock, AR 72202

Integrating the social studies of science into science education would make explicit the cultures of science, which have been revealed by historians, philosophers, sociologists, and feminist science scholars. These cultures include the institutions of science, the interaction of science and the society in which it is practiced, and the internal culture of science. This pedagogy may be a route to increasing equity in science, by giving women and members of other under-represented groups an appreciation of the factors causing their alienation from the enterprise and the tools to change science for social justice. In this article, I present the theoretical basis of this position, along with the implementation strategies and preliminary assessment for a sophomore level biology course based on this perspective.

DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i3.40 Download article, 257-272 pages

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