Science Education and Culture

Inquiry-Based Learning

Bibliographic Data

ID12634640
AuthorsDashia M Magee (University of Northern Iowa, corresponding author), Dashia Magee, A J Meier, Adela Meier (University of Northern Iowa)
Year2011
Volume11
Issue3
Pages1-14
Publication date2011-11-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1404-1634 • E-ISSN: 1404-1634
PublisherInternational Collaboration for Research and Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.36923/jicc.v11i3.538
OpenAlexW3214718097
LanguageEN
References cited53

At a time when inquiry-based science education is finding increased acceptance, US classrooms are exhibiting a significant increase in diversity. This necessitates attention to the compatibility between the culture of inquiry teaching and the broad range of cultures that form students’ backgrounds. Although some research has considered students’ cultural backgrounds and the roles these might play in the effectiveness of an inquiry approach, none has focused on the specific characteristics of an inquiry approach that might constitute cultural "biases" for a broad range of students with a concomitant broad range of cultural values and beliefs. This article seeks to identify characteristics of an inquiry approach, compare these to the potential cultures students may bring with them to the classroom, using cultural orientations as a heuristic, and suggest construals of inquiry that could better address the needs of a greater number of learners

Construal level theory · Construals · Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Science education · Sociology · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy · Social Psychology

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