Angela Calabrese Barton
Science education in urban settings: Seeking new ways of praxis through critical ethnography
abstract challenges faced urban science education deeply rooted ongoing struggle racial class gender equity part struggle tied huge differences class involves making equitable distribution resources another part struggle tied rich diversity children attend urban schools involves generating new ways understanding valuing genuinely incorporating schoolbased practices culture language beliefs experiences children bring school thus article argues address two challengesand indeed achieve science education urban students explicitly political research methodologies must considered incorporated urban education one potential route critical ethnography kind methodology emerges collaboratively lives researcher researched centrally praxis political commitment struggle liberation defense human rights making argument drawn stories research homeless children 2001 john wiley amp sons inc j res sci teach 38 899917 2001