Sociocultural Studies and Implications for Science Education: The experiential and the virtual

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Sociocultural Turn in Science Education and Its Transformative Potential....Pages 3-31
Multilectics and Its Methods....Pages 33-58
Heuristics for Mindfulness in Education and Beyond....Pages 59-80
Studying Secondary Science Student Teaching Experiences Within a Cohort Community of Practice: A Multi-planar, Multi-analysis Sociocultural Methodology....Pages 81-93
Video Selection and Microanalysis Approaches in Studies of Urban Science Education....Pages 95-115
Equity, Ethics and Engagement: Principles for Quality Formative Assessment in Primary Science Classrooms....Pages 117-133
“And? Did We Do Nice Things?” Children Documenting Their Emerging Inquiries in Early Science Learning....Pages 135-153
Social, Cultural and Emotional Contexts of Transformative Learning Environments....Pages 155-180
Science and English Language Learners: Creating Opportunities to Align Teaching and Learning with Students’ Needs....Pages 181-196
Becoming a Science Educator | Researcher: A Personal Narrative from a Sociocultural Perspective....Pages 197-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Conceptualizing Identity in Science Education Research: Theoretical and Methodological Issues....Pages 213-230
A Socio-culturally Sensitive Science Curriculum: What Does It Have to Do with Our Bodies?....Pages 231-255
Youth Media Productions: Deconstructing “Difference” or Reifying Norms?....Pages 257-276
“More Things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio.” Seeing and Believing in Second Life....Pages 277-290
EcoJustice and Vulnerability in Virtual Worlds....Pages 291-314
Beyond the Actual: Exploring Constructs of Reality, Knowledge and Culture in Virtual Environments....Pages 315-325
Back Matter....Pages 327-350