Science Culture, Language, and Education in America Literacy, Conflict, and Successful Outreach /

Science Culture, Language, and Education in America Literacy, Conflict, and Successful Outreach /

Can the culture and language of science be an alienating force that discourages marginalized people from identifying with scientists and pursuing higher education in the sciences? More broadly, does an education system which unwittingly presents science as a distinct culture result in a population s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schoerning, Emily (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Technology-Sociological aspects.
Science education.
Public policy.
Language policy.
Science and Technology Studies.
Science Education.
Public Policy.
Language Policy and Planning.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Where Are We Now? Where Could We Be?
  • 2. The Culture of Classroom Science: Discourse, Dialog, and Language Practices.-3. Nature of Science Misconceptions: A Source of Cultural Conflict
  • 4. Culture and Conflict: Science and Social Controversy.-5. Science and Religion: Meshing and Conflicting Worldviews
  • 6. A Case Study in Transforming Communities: The Science Booster Club Program.

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