ERIC Number: ED667043
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 325
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ISBN: 979-8-5169-6155-7
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Social Justice and Evolutionary Biology: A Natural Fit
David Upegui
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Rhode Island
This dissertation is an extended prescription for the inclusion of social justice in high school biology (HSB) curricula. Chapter 1 is context: a review of social injustice (mainly racism) in the US, and the specious scientific justifications for it. Chapter 2 explores how three veteran teachers introduce social justice in HSB classes. A case-study, semi-constructed interview-based approach is used. Chapter 3, the culmination of these ideas, adduces a practical curriculum module that provides the theory, lessons and activities for HSB student exploration the inferior science used to sustain racial inequities. The dissertation thus reviews the moral imperatives for introducing social justice in HSB classes (Chapter 1), assesses existing means by which it has been introduced (Chapter 2), and proposes a curriculum module (Chapter 3) to allow students to see how poor science has ultimately led to ~400 years of incalculable social damage. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Social Justice, Secondary School Science, Racism, Curriculum Implementation, High School Teachers, Curriculum Development
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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