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Empowering Science and Mathematics Education in Urban Communities
Edna Tan
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Description for Empowering Science and Mathematics Education in Urban Communities
Paperback. Math and science hold powerful places in contemporary society. However, effective math and science education is not equally available to all students, with some of the poorest students. This title demonstrates that educational inequality is augmented by a consistent failure to integrate student history, and social needs into the core curriculum. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones, 9 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JNU; YQM; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Math and science hold powerful places in contemporary society, setting the foundations for entry into some of the most robust and highest-paying industries. However, effective math and science education is not equally available to all students, with some of the poorest students - those who would benefit most - going egregiously underserved. This ongoing problem with education highlights one of the core causes of the widening class gap. While this educational inequality can be attributed to a number of economic and political causes, in "Empowering Science and Mathematics Education in Urban Communities", Edna Tan and Angela Calabrese Barton demonstrate that ... Read more
Math and science hold powerful places in contemporary society, setting the foundations for entry into some of the most robust and highest-paying industries. However, effective math and science education is not equally available to all students, with some of the poorest students - those who would benefit most - going egregiously underserved. This ongoing problem with education highlights one of the core causes of the widening class gap. While this educational inequality can be attributed to a number of economic and political causes, in "Empowering Science and Mathematics Education in Urban Communities", Edna Tan and Angela Calabrese Barton demonstrate that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226037981
SKU
V9780226037981
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99-1
About Edna Tan
Edna Tan is assistant professor of science education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Angela Calabrese Barton is professor of science education at Michigan State University. She is the author of Teaching Science for Social Justice and Feminist Science Education, coauthor of Rethinking Scientific Literacy, and coeditor of Teaching Science in Diverse Settings: Marginalized Discourses and Classroom Practice. ... Read more
Reviews for Empowering Science and Mathematics Education in Urban Communities
"Edna Tan and Angela Calabrese Barton's stance that rather than asking students to change in order to fit into the culture of science and math, science and math should change to be responsive to the desires of students is a provocative one that raises new questions for educators." (Cory Buxton, University of Georgia)"