Title

Improving Science Teaching In Multicultural Settings: A Qualitative Study

Keywords

Learning environments; multicultural; science classrooms

Abstract

This paper describes a qualitative study of a collaboration between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the administration and science teachers of the Omaha (Nebraska) Public Schools to improve the learning environment in multicultural science classrooms. The study of the summer workshops and follow-up interactions is described, along with a description of the changes in teacher attitudes and beliefs toward culturally diverse students. The three major themes of the workshops (multicultural understanding, cooperative learning, and problem solving as a source of content) are presented. Qualitative data sources are used to describe and interpret the changes in teacher interactions with minority students that were observed during a three-year period. © 1992 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Publication Date

12-1-1992

Publication Title

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volume

1

Issue

4

Number of Pages

275-287

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694408

Socpus ID

34249838171 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34249838171

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