Chemistry for Whom? Gender Awareness in Teaching and Learning Chemistry

Autor/in	Andersson, Kristina
Titel	Chemistry for Whom? Gender Awareness in Teaching and Learning Chemistry
Quelle	In: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 12 (2017) 2, S.425-433 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1502
DOI	10.1007/s11422-016-9790-0
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Chemistry; Gender Differences; Science Instruction; National Competency Tests; Grade 9; Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Secondary School Science; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Schweden
Abstract	Marie Ståhl and Anita Hussénius have defined what discourses dominate national tests in chemistry for Grade 9 in Sweden by using feminist, critical didactic perspectives. This response seeks to expand the results in Ståhl and Hussénius's article "Chemistry inside an epistemological community box!--Discursive exclusions and inclusions in the Swedish national tests in chemistry," by using different facets of gender awareness. The first facet--Gender awareness in relations to the test designers' own conceptions--highlighted how the gender order where women are subordinated men becomes visible in the national tests as a consequence of the test designers internalized conceptions. The second facet--Gender awareness in relation to chemistry--discussed the hierarchy between discourses within chemistry. The third facet--Gender awareness in relation to students--problematized chemistry in relation to the students' identity formation. In summary, I suggest that the different discourses can open up new ways to interpret chemistry and perhaps dismantle the hegemonic chemistry discourse. [Rebecca Ahlfeldt assisted with the translation. For "Chemistry inside an Epistemological Community Box! Discursive Exclusions and Inclusions in Swedish National Tests in Chemistry," see EJ1146538.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01