Who's Asking?
Native Science, Western Science, and Science Education
$114.72
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2014
Summary
Analysis and case studies show that including different orientations toward the natural world makes for more effective scientific practice and science education.The answers to scientific questions depend on who’s asking, because the questions asked and the answers sought reflect the cultural values and orientations of the questioner. These values and orientations are most often those of Western science. In Who’s Asking?, Douglas Medin and Megan Bang argue that despite the widely held view tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262026628 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262026627 |
| Author: | Douglas L. Medin, Megan Bang |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 517g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
Who’s Asking? is an insightful read demonstrating the importance of incorporating cultural, indigenous and community epistemologies in science teaching and professional practice…the scope of the research goes far beyond science education. This thought-provoking book is highly recommended for anyone interested in knowledge, science, and scientific decision-making.
—LSE Review of BooksThis book represents a useful additional tool in thinking about…how science works…a useful set of critiques for those involved in scientific research and the related fields of science education, communication, policy, and sociology…a great resource to dip in and out of.
—Journal of Science CommunicationAbout The Author
Douglas L. Medin
Douglas L. Medin is Louis W. Menk Professor of Psychology and Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He is the coauthor of The Native Mind and the Cultural Construction of Nature and coeditor of Folkbiology, both published by the MIT Press.Megan Bang is Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education at the University of Washington.
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