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Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy in Asia: Status and Challenges for Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan book cover

1st Edition

Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy in Asia Status and Challenges for Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan

Edited By Lilia Halim, Murni Ramli, Mohd Norawi Ali Copyright 2023
156 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Science learning, for many, is often seen as learning a culture of science knowledge and practices that is incongruent from one’s everyday experiences and cultural background of learners. This edited volume presents a systemic view of the current initiatives and challenges for the inclusion of culturally responsive science pedagogy (CRSP) in non-Western and multicultural contexts in three Asian... Read more

PART I Concepts and Contexts

1 Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy for Social Change and Personal Transformation

BHASKAR UPADHYAY

2 Context Setting: Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan

NURFARADILLA MOHAMAD NASRI

3 Equitable Science Education through Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy

NURFARADILLA MOHAMAD NASRI

4 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: A Framework for Science Teaching in Asian Contexts

EDY HAFIZAN MOHD SHAHALI, LILIA HALIM AND MOHD ALI SAMSUDIN

5 The Role of Funds of Knowledge in Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy

MOHD NORAWI ALI AND HARTINI HASHIM

PART II Case Studies

6 Case Studies in Indonesia: From Cultural Pluralism to Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy

MURNI RAMLI

7 Case Study in Malaysia: Is Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Possible?

SITI NUR DIYANA MAHMUD

8 Case Study in Japan: Reflection from the Period for Integrated Studies

KIYOYUKI OHSHIKA AND MURNI RAMLI

PART III Way Forward

9 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, STEM, and Gender Equity: Tackling Key Issues and Advancing the Research Field

MUHAMMAD ABD HADI BUNYAMIN AND IZZAH MARDHIYA MOHAMMAD ISA

10 Way Forward: Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy for Developing Countries in Asia

NURAZIDAWATI MOHAMAD ARSAD, NURFARADILLA MOHAMAD NASRI, AND SITI NUR DIYANA MAHMUD

Biography

Lilia Halim is Professor of Science Education in the Center of STEM Enculturation, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her research interests include the development of teachers’ professional knowledge and STEM and science education in formal and informal contexts.

Murni Ramli is Senior Lecturer in Educational Sciences and Curriculum Management at the Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Indonesia. She serves as the coordinator for international students’ services at the International Office of UNS.

Mohd Norawi Ali is Senior Lecturer in Science Education at the School of Educational Studies (SES), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). His research interests are project-based STEM education and ICT integration in science teaching for pre-service teachers and social wellbeing of family and community. He was the editor for Digest Pendidik Journal, SES, USM.

“It is amazing to go through students’ classroom lives in three different countries in one book and learn about their challenges for culturally relevance.“

Ming Tak Hue, Education University of Hong Kong

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