Book ID: CBB881498194

Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education (2008)

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Hanson, Sandra L. (Author)


Temple University Press


Publication Date: 2008
Physical Details: 224
Language: English

“They looked at us like we were not supposed to be scientists,” says one young African American girl, describing one openly hostile reaction she encountered in the classroom. In this significant study, Sandra Hanson explains that although many young minority girls are interested in science, the racism and sexism in the field discourage them from pursuing it after high school. Those girls that remain highly motivated to continue studying science must “swim against the tide.”Hanson examines the experiences of African American girls in science education using multiple methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including a web survey and vignette techniques. She understands the complex interaction between race and gender in the science domain and, using a multicultural and feminist framework of analysis, addresses the role of agency and resistance that encourages and sustains interest in science in African American families and communities.

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Authors & Contributors
Aspray, William F.
Beatty, Barbara
Bechtel, H. K.
Collins, Sibrina N.
Eddy, Matthew D.
Goldstein, Carolyn M.
Journals
American Quarterly
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
History of Education Quarterly
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Publishers
New York University
Columbia University Press
Rowman & Littlefield
Rutgers University Press
Springer
The MIT Press
Concepts
African Americans
Education
Women
African Americans and science
Children
Race
People
Franklin, John Hope
Locke, Alain
Piaget, Jean
Davis, Allison
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
18th century
21st century
Places
United States
New York City (New York, U.S.)
Scotland
Ohio (U.S.)
Georgia (U.S.)
Atlantic Ocean
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