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Allen, David; Sinclair, Alex; Haroon, Hamied – Primary Science, 2021
The book "Superhero Scientists" was published in March 2021. This non-fiction text allows children to read about people involved in the fascinating world of science. The 21 chapters are full of facts, life stories and scientific discoveries, from astrophysicists to pilots, epidemiologists to vets, marine biologists to scene-of-crime…
Descriptors: Scientists, Diversity, Ethnic Stereotypes, Childrens Literature
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Earnest Watkins, Shari – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2022
In this paper, I discuss how Walls employs color-blind ideology, a critical race theory (CRT) tenet to analyze the role of race in the draw-a-scientist (DAST) literature. Walls' article, "A critical race theory analysis of the draw-a-scientist test: Are they really that white?" exposes how omitting race in DAST research leads to…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Race, Science Education, Freehand Drawing
National Council of Teachers of English, 2021
Given continuing myths and misconceptions in the media and in the nation's schools about the language many African American students use, the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) believes the public deserves a statement reflective of the viewpoints of language and literacy scholars on Ebonics. The variety of Ebonics spoken by…
Descriptors: African American Students, Language Usage, Black Dialects, Negative Attitudes