Strand 12. Equity, Diversity and Identity in Science Education 

Description 

Socio-political, sociocultural, multicultural, multilingual, multi-modal, intersectional, racial/ethnic, equity, critical, feminist, and gender studies, as well as special needs in science education. Proposals that include theories, methods, and practices related to ways-of-being and ways-of-knowing in science education, and that draw on an array of onto-epistemological perspectives, ideas, theoretical, and methodological approaches build on and perhaps exceed identity in inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary ways. Inviting critical examination of identities as multiple and situated in various systems of power and privilege to afford complex understandings of educational opportunities related to access and achievement.

Sub-themes

• Addressing gender and racial equity in science education
• Multicultural and multilingual approaches in science teaching
• Inclusive practices for students with special needs in science
• Intersectionality and identity in science education
• Critical pedagogy and social justice in science education
• Other