Engineering Your Own Liquid Soap: An Example of How to Use a Culturally and Socially Responsible Engineering Design Process
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| Title: | Engineering Your Own Liquid Soap: An Example of How to Use a Culturally and Socially Responsible Engineering Design Process |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rodriguez, Alberto J. |
| Source: | Science and Children. Mar-Apr 2021 58(4):92-97. |
| Availability: | National Science Teaching Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: https://www.nsta.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Culturally Relevant Education, Constructivism (Learning), Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Social Influences, Learning Activities, Social Responsibility, Design, After School Programs, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Science Activities, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics, Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, STEM Education |
| ISSN: | 0036-8148 |
| Abstract: | The concepts of "culturally relevant pedagogy" and "culturally responsive teaching" have been interpreted and enacted in various ways for over two decades. Informed by this research, the author shares a critical approach to teaching and learning using "sociotransformative constructivism" (sTc). This framework merges social constructivism (as a theory of learning) with critical cross-cultural education (as a theory of social justice; Rodriguez 1998). Therefore, sTc systematically takes into account "how" teachers teach (pedagogy); "what" they teach (curriculum); "to whom" they teach (students); and "in what cultural context" (diversity, socioeconomic status, language ability, physical ability, gender/sexual expression, etc.). While culturally relevant or inclusive pedagogy has been focused on teacher professional development, the sTc framework makes clear that teaching and learning are parts of an inseparable equation by which the success of one is dependent on the success of the other. Furthermore, the main goals of the sTc framework are to increase knowledge and awareness, leading to transformative action (see Rodriguez 2018). To illustrate the use of sTc, the author provides an example of an activity--engineering your own liquid soap--using its corresponding culturally and socially responsible engineering design process. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Access URL: | https://www.nsta.org/science-and-children/science-and-children-marchapril-2021/engineering-your-own-liquid-soap |
| Accession Number: | EJ1296194 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The concepts of "culturally relevant pedagogy" and "culturally responsive teaching" have been interpreted and enacted in various ways for over two decades. Informed by this research, the author shares a critical approach to teaching and learning using "sociotransformative constructivism" (sTc). This framework merges social constructivism (as a theory of learning) with critical cross-cultural education (as a theory of social justice; Rodriguez 1998). Therefore, sTc systematically takes into account "how" teachers teach (pedagogy); "what" they teach (curriculum); "to whom" they teach (students); and "in what cultural context" (diversity, socioeconomic status, language ability, physical ability, gender/sexual expression, etc.). While culturally relevant or inclusive pedagogy has been focused on teacher professional development, the sTc framework makes clear that teaching and learning are parts of an inseparable equation by which the success of one is dependent on the success of the other. Furthermore, the main goals of the sTc framework are to increase knowledge and awareness, leading to transformative action (see Rodriguez 2018). To illustrate the use of sTc, the author provides an example of an activity--engineering your own liquid soap--using its corresponding culturally and socially responsible engineering design process. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-8148 |
