TY - JOUR
T1 - Steam Education for Critical Consciousness
T2 - Discourses of Liberation and Social Change Among Sixth-Grade Students
AU - Upadhyay, Bhaskar
AU - Coffino, Kara
AU - Alberts, John
AU - Rummel, Andrew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© UPADHYAY ET AL., 2021
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - In this case study, we present opportunities science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education provided to a sixth-grade class. We collected observational and interview data in a language arts and a science class over 1 year. We used the liberation social psychology (LSP) framework to understand students' discourses and discussions as they drew from science, engineering activities, and language arts ideas. Further, LSP allowed us to explore students' engagement in critical reflection of social, racial, and other discrimination. The data analysis showed that STEAM education promoted the integration of science ideas, engineering design, social and critical consciousness. We found STEAM education supported discourses of critical reflection, racism, and social discrimination in class. Finally, we argue that STEAM education in Asia-Pacific and Global South countries has to be about critical consciousness, social change, and liberation of underrepresented groups and immigrants for more inclusive, sociopolitically conscious, and democratic STEAM education experiences.
AB - In this case study, we present opportunities science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education provided to a sixth-grade class. We collected observational and interview data in a language arts and a science class over 1 year. We used the liberation social psychology (LSP) framework to understand students' discourses and discussions as they drew from science, engineering activities, and language arts ideas. Further, LSP allowed us to explore students' engagement in critical reflection of social, racial, and other discrimination. The data analysis showed that STEAM education promoted the integration of science ideas, engineering design, social and critical consciousness. We found STEAM education supported discourses of critical reflection, racism, and social discrimination in class. Finally, we argue that STEAM education in Asia-Pacific and Global South countries has to be about critical consciousness, social change, and liberation of underrepresented groups and immigrants for more inclusive, sociopolitically conscious, and democratic STEAM education experiences.
KW - Critical consciousness
KW - Cultural context
KW - Liberation social psychology
KW - Middle school
KW - STEAM education
KW - Social change
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U2 - 10.1163/23641177-bja10020
DO - 10.1163/23641177-bja10020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122728787
SN - 2364-1177
VL - 7
SP - 64
EP - 95
JO - Asia-Pacific Science Education
JF - Asia-Pacific Science Education
IS - 1
ER -