"Many would argue that the state of urban science education has been static for the past several decades and that there is little to learn from it. Rather than accepting this deficit perspective, Improving Urban Science Education strives to recognize and understand the successes that exist there by systematically documenting seven years of research into issues salient to teaching and learning in urban high school science classes. Grounde ..."
"Many would argue that the state of urban science education has been static for the past several decades and that there is little to learn from it. Rather than accepting this deficit perspective, Improving Urban Science Education strives to recognize and understand the successes that exist there by systematically documenting seven years of research into issues salient to teaching and learning in urban high school science classes. Grounde ..."
"Teaching and Learning Science consists of sixty-six chapters written by more than ninety leading educators and scientists. The contributions are informed by cutting-edge theory and research and address numerous issues that are central to K? 12 education. This resource will be particularly valuable for parents and teachers as schools around the country prepare students to meet the challenges presented when science is added to the No Chil ..."
"New Roles for Teachers, Students, and Researchers Kenneth Tobin, Rowhea
Elmesky, Gale Seiler. profession, 228—3 1; at City High, 59, 132; cogenerative
dialogues in, 318; cultural capital in, xxiii; as cultural enactment, 42; culturally
adaptive, 36—40; EE as barometer of, 314; first experience of, 230; human
resources impacting, 57; humor in, xxiii; improved through autobiography, 296;
improved through collaborative research, 296; ..."
The Power of Resistance Culture, Ideology and Social Reproduction in Global Contexts (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis) by Rowhea M. Elmesky, Carol Camp Yeakey, Olivia C. Marcucci Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-78350-461-9, ISBN: 1-78350-461-7
"Recent history has documented a phenomenal surge in global unrest. From Missouri to the Middle East, the world has watched waves of momentum build, peak, and dip around events such as the shooting of Michael Brown and the acquittal of Hosni Mubarak. There have been waves of mass protests of resistance, vivid expressions of human agency through the use of technology and social media, and the clear search for finding voice in spaces where ..."
"That this group of Asian immigrant youth changed their identities from being
victims to being youth activists was a situated practice that occurred in a specific
community context À a context with a legacy of social justice activism. The two
key organizations, one, a community development corporation and another one,
a social justice organization, which lent community organizers to the struggle,
both had extensive experience access ..."