Science and Society in the Classroom: Using Sociocultural Perspec ...

Chapter 2

BackgroundStudy

The literature review integrates different viewpoints on science education reform initiatives, urban education perspectives, self-efficacy and teacher beliefs, and equity issues in science education. The present study focuses in part on the racialized science exposed by marginalized discourses in the literature and thus has important implications for all those who are included and excluded from science as well as for the kind of science that is done (Schiebinger, 1993).

ScienceEducationReformInitiatives

Science educators are committed to educating all students to successfully participate and contribute to a world that increasingly depends on science and technology. Instead of grooming a select cadre of students for future careers in science, current reform movements in science education advocate providing opportunities to students of all races, genders, and abilities to understand how science is practiced, to understand the role of science in society, and to make informed decisions about