1st Edition
Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning The Experiences of Minoritised Groups
Preface and acknowledgements; ONE. Introduction: exploring exclusion; TWO. Understanding exclusion; THREE. Mapping participation; FOUR. No ‘taste’ for science?; FIVE. Feeling excluded; SIX. Being excluded; SEVEN. Transforming everyday science learning; EIGHT. Afterword; APPENDIX. Research methods
Biography
Emily Dawson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London. Her work focuses on how people engage with and learn about science, with an emphasis on equity, in particular the construction of publics and ‘non’ publics for science, and the role of privilege in such processes.
"Dr. Emily Dawson provides a much-needed perspective on science education, pointing out the issues that are difficult to grasp or even see from our privileged vantage points."
Marianne Achiam, Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen
"Issues of equity and exclusion are vital considerations for informal science learning research, policy and practice. This book offers a powerful and much-needed analysis based, crucially, on the views and experiences of those who are usually excluded from settings such as science museums and centres due to inequalities of 'race', social class and gender. A 'must read' for anyone concerned with equity and inclusion in informal science learning"
Louise Archer, Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education, UCL Institute of Education.
"Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning is critically important for the field, and deserves attention from all - museum and science center leaders, funders, theoreticians and practitioners. Hopefully, it can help us move toward a shared understanding of what it really takes for us to become relevant to all, and to make a real difference in our communities and in the world."
Karen Wise, Informal Learning Review
