The inadequacies of "science for All" and the necessity and nature of a socially transformative curriculum approach for African American science education

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-316

  Mutegi, Jomo W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; curriculum development; empowerment; equity; multicultural science; sociocultural issues

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; EQUITY; MULTICULTURAL SCIENCE; SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUES;

CURRICULA; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 79951774860     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20410     Document Type: Article

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