Introduction to Building from strengths: Culturally situated early STEM learning

Despite the wide acknowledgement that children's learning is culturally situated, there is a dearth of research describing the early STEM learning experiences of children from ethnoculturally and linguistically minoritized backgrounds. In this introduction to the special issue, we argue for the...

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Published inJournal of applied developmental psychology Vol. 86; p. 101543
Main Authors Melzi, Gigliana, McWayne, Christine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.05.2023
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Cultural diversity
STEM, Latine, Latinx
Strength-based
STEM, Latine, Latinx
Strength-based
Cultural diversity
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Summary:Despite the wide acknowledgement that children's learning is culturally situated, there is a dearth of research describing the early STEM learning experiences of children from ethnoculturally and linguistically minoritized backgrounds. In this introduction to the special issue, we argue for the need to diversify the child and family populations who provide the basic knowledge and metrics for developmental work on early STEM learning. •Introduces the special issue on culturally grounded early STEM learning.•Argues for the disruption of deficit-based narratives on early STEM learning of children from minoritized communities.•Discusses the need to diversify populations and methodologies in the study of early STEM.
ISSN:0193-3973
1873-7900
DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101543