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Culturally Relevant Teaching in Science Classrooms

Addressing Academic Achievement, Cultural Competence, and Critical Consciousness

Bibliographic Data

ID2501900
AuthorsGloria Boutte, Gloria Swindler Boutte (0000-0002-8909-6680, University of South Carolina), Charlease Kelly-Jackson (Claflin University), George Lee Johnson (South Carolina State University)
Year2010
Volume12
Issue2
Publication date2010-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Multicultural Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1934-5267 • E-ISSN: 1934-5267
PublisherEastern University (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.18251/ijme.v12i2.343
OpenAlexW1804623249
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited15

This article provides classroom examples and commentaries for extending and deepening culturally relevant science teaching efforts in classrooms. It examines instructional efforts used by one of the authors with high school and university students. Together, the three authors rethink and reconsider several aspects against a culturally relevant pedagogical backdrop. The commentary points out considerations for focusing on student achievement, cultural competence, and critical and sociopolitical consciousness. The necessity and difficulty of centering culture, equity, and power relations are emphasized

Consciousness · Consciousness raising · Critical consciousness · Critical thinking · Cultural competence · Cultural diversity · Mathematics education · Multicultural education · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Sociology · Anthropology · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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Unique citing works23
Citations per year1.64
Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 23

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