Description
Rethinking Scientific Literacy presents a new perspective on science learning as a tool for improving communities. By focusing on case studies inside and outside of the classroom, the authors illuminate the relevance of science in students' everyday lives, offering a new vision of scientific literacy that is inextricably linked with social responsibility and community development. The goal if not tote memorization of facts and theories, but a broader competency in scientific thinking and the ability to generate positive change.
Table of Contents
1. Science as Collective Praxis, Literacy, Power, and Struggle for a Better World 2. Scientific Literacy as Emergent Feature of Collective Praxis 3. Scientific Literacy, Hegemony, and Struggle 4. Politics, Power, and Science in Inner-City Communities 5. Margin and Center 6. Constructing Scientific Dis/Ability 7. Science Education as and for Citizen Science 8. Dangerous Teaching: Using Science as Tool and Context for Social Justice
