Awakening, Efficacy, and Action: A Qualitative Inquiry of a Social Justice‐Infused, Science Education Program

• Published in: Analyses of social issues and public policy Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 205 - 234
• Main Authors: Kozan, Saliha, Blustein, David L., Barnett, Michael, Wong, Catherine, Connors‐Kellgren, Alice, Haley, James, Patchen, Amie, Olle, Chad, Diemer, Matthew A., Floyd, Ava, Tan, R. P. Benjamin, Wan, Deborah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Careers; College students; Consciousness; Content analysis; Education; Educational programs; Efficacy; Environmental justice; Food; Planning; Qualitative research; Science and technology; Science education; Secondary school students; Secondary schools; Social justice; STEM education; Students

This article describes an innovative application of a social justice‐infused pedagogy to an out‐of‐school program for urban high school students. Using an interdisciplinary framework, the program featured a coherent synthesis of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, highlighti...