Expanding and enacting transformative meanings of equity, diversity and social justice in science education

被引:73
作者
Rodriguez, Alberto J. [1 ]
Morrison, Deb [2 ]
机构
[1] Purdue Univ, Coll Educ, Dept Curriculum & Instruct, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Coll Educ, Inst Sci & Math Educ, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
关键词
Equity; Social justice; Sociotransformative constructivism; Critical; Cross-cultural education;
D O I
10.1007/s11422-019-09938-7
中图分类号
G [文化、科学、教育、体育]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 04 ;
摘要
In this paper, we provide a conceptual critique of the various constructs often used to justify policies and/or research to promote equity, diversity and social justice in science education. As research expands in these areas, we seek to provide some clarity to support researchers in deepening their work toward transformative goals in science teaching and learning. First, we explore the ways in which researches often argue why equity, diversity or social justice should be addressed, detailing arguments for economic superiority, morality and sociotransformative action. Next, we outline how researchers have argued that equity, diversity and social justice should be addressed including approaches such as equal distribution, mandated policy and sociotransformative education. We conclude with some examples of recent research that bring into practice the lesser known of these, the sociotransformative approach, arguing that this approach provides the field of science education research with a more promising way to create sustainable change. The sociotransformative approach is centered on improving the lived experiences of historically marginalized youth and encourages researchers to focus on reporting research as narratives of engagement. That is, a more representative and balanced analysis of the challenges and successes of teaching and learning in culturally diverse schools and of the responsive (and responsible) role researchers can (and should) play in helping bring about positive social change. This paper helps situate the other articles in this special issue in the larger conversations on equity, diversity and social justice occurring within the field of science education. ResumenEn este articulo, ofrecemos una critica conceptual de los diversos constructos utilizados a menudo para justificar politicas y / o investigacion para promover la equidad, la diversidad y la justicia social en la educacion cientifica. A medida que la investigacion se expande en estas areas, buscamos proporcionar cierta claridad para apoyar a los investigadores a profundizar su trabajo hacia objetivos transformadores en la ensenanza y el aprendizaje de las ciencias. Primero, exploramos las formas en que los investigadores a menudo discuten por que deben abordarse la equidad, la diversidad o la justicia social, detallando sus argumentos para la superioridad economica, la moralidad o la accion sociotransformativa. A continuacion, describimos como los investigadores han argumentado que se deben abordar la equidad, la diversidad y la justicia social, incluyendo enfoques como la distribucion equitativa, las politicas obligatorias y la educacion sociotransformativa. Concluimos con algunos ejemplos de investigaciones recientes que ponen en practica el enfoque menos conocido, el enfoque sociotransformativo--argumentando que este enfoque proporciona al campo de la investigacion en educacion cientifica una forma mas prometedora de crear un cambio sostenible. El enfoque sociotransformativo se centra en la mejora de las experiencias vividas de los jovenes historicamente marginados y alienta a los investigadores a centrar sus reportes cientificos en unas narrativas de activismo. Es decir, un analisis mas representativo y equilibrado de los desafios y exitos de la ensenanza y el aprendizaje en escuelas culturalmente diversas y del papel receptivo (y responsable) que los investigadores pueden (y deben) desempenar para ayudar a lograr un cambio social positivo. Este documento ayuda a situar los otros articulos en este numero especial en las conversaciones mas amplias sobre equidad, diversidad y justicia social que se producen en el campo de la educacion cientifica.
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