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ERIC Number: EJ1406051
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 47
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1050-8406
EISSN: EISSN-1532-7809
Reconfiguring Science Education through Caring Human Inquiry and Design with Pets
Priyanka Parekh; Joseph L. Polman; Shaun Kane; R. Benjamin Shapiro
Journal of the Learning Sciences, v32 n4-5 p487-533 2023
Background: Natureculture (Fuentes, 2010; Haraway, 2003) constructs offer a powerful framework for science education to explore learners' interactions with and understanding of the natural world. Technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) designed to reveal pets' sensory worlds and companionship with pets can facilitate learners' harmonious relationships with significant others in naturecultures. Methods: At a two-week virtual summer camp, we engaged teens in inquiring into dogs' and cats' senses using selective color filters, investigations, experience design projects, and understanding how the umwelt (von Uexküll, 2001) of pets impacts their lives with humans. We qualitatively analyzed participants' talk, extensive notes, and projects completed at the workshop. Findings: We found that teens engaged in the science and engineering practices of planning and carrying out investigations, constructing explanations and designing solutions, and questioning while investigating specific aspects of their pets' lives. Further, we found that teens checking and taking pets' perspectives while caring for them shaped their productive engagement in these practices. The relationship between pets and humans facilitated an ecological and relational approach to science learning. Contribution: Our findings suggest that relational practices of caring and perspective-taking coexist with scientific practices and enrich scientific inquiry.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1736051