Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education

By Sandra L. Hanson

Book Overview

OC They looked at us like we were not supposed to be scientists, OCO says one young African American girl, describing one openly hostile reaction she encountered in the classroom. In this significant study, Sandra Hanson explains that although many young minority girls are interested in science, the racism and sexism in the field discourage them from pursuing it after high school. Those girls that remain highly motivated to continue studying science must OC swim against the tide.OCOHanson examines the experiences of African American girls in science education using multiple methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including a web survey and vignette techniques. She understands the complex interaction between race and gender in the science domain and, using a multicultural and feminist framework of analysis, addresses the role of agency and resistance that encourages and sustains interest in science in African American families and communities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592136214
• ISBN13: 9781592136216
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.6"