NDLI: Inside versus outside the science classroom: examining the positionality of two female science teachers at the boundaries of science education

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Author	Teo, Tang Wee
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The third wave feminist studies in science education take the stance that science teaching is political and that social change is possible through interrogating power inequalities and decentering science to balance out power. For science educators, this means developing an awareness of positionality, which I define here as a stance undertaken by an individual as she or he recognizes and makes sense of the workings of the factors and forces that constitute the politics of her/his context. In this paper, I analyze the positionalities of a female Hispanic American and a female Chinese Singaporean science teacher that influenced the ways in which they interacted with students in the consensual process of science meaning making and relationship building in and outside the classroom. The findings drawn from the analysis of the teachers’ transcribed interviews and written reflections show that their personal histories, experiences with social stereotyping and control by authority shaped their positionality. They constructed alternative curriculum spaces empowering themselves and their students to transcend perceived limitations and have voice. However, their positionality did not lead them to question the boundary they saw between the social bias and content of science education. Several implications for teacher education are discussed.
Starting Page	381
Ending Page	402
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18711502
Journal	Cultural Studies of Science Education
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18711510
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2014-08-30
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Positionality Science curriculum making Boundaries of science education Science Education Sociology of Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cultural Studies

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