STEM Education and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

Rather than engaging students in more fluid and malleable content experiences science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) content is presented as a stoic realm in which learners are mere visitors as opposed to full participants. The connection between culture and content falls short of allowing for the plethora of cultures backgrounds and experiences diverse students bring to the classroom. Furthermore even fewer can effectively demonstrate this connection in STEM-related subject areas. Culturally responsive sustaining pedagogy (CSP) can allow STEM educational spaces to be opened to diverse learners at all educational levels fostering a more socially just and pluralistic society. STEM Education and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Research Practices and Critical Reflections explores these theories by illuminating empirical research regarding the intersectionality of STEM and CSP and offering practical examples and critical reflections to the field. It revolutionizes the STEM educative experiences of diverse learners and welcomes them to these fields of study and career pathways. Covering topics such as cross-state collaboration student-driven learning and family-teacher relationships this book is an excellent resource for teachers educators sociologists academicians researchers scientists and more.