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Science Teacher Education, Epistemic Agency, and Multicultural Education

Science Teacher Education, Epistemic Agency, and Multicultural Education

Antoinette Sherrise Linton
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781799876496|ISBN10: 1799876497|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799876502|EISBN13: 9781799876519
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7649-6.ch006
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Linton, Antoinette Sherrise. "Science Teacher Education, Epistemic Agency, and Multicultural Education." Evolving Multicultural Education for Global Classrooms, edited by Richard Keith Gordon, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 109-136. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7649-6.ch006

APA

Linton, A. S. (2021). Science Teacher Education, Epistemic Agency, and Multicultural Education. In R. Gordon, K. Ahmed, & M. Hosoda (Eds.), Evolving Multicultural Education for Global Classrooms (pp. 109-136). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7649-6.ch006

Chicago

Linton, Antoinette Sherrise. "Science Teacher Education, Epistemic Agency, and Multicultural Education." In Evolving Multicultural Education for Global Classrooms, edited by Richard Keith Gordon, Kawser Ahmed, and Miwako Hosoda, 109-136. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7649-6.ch006

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Abstract

In order to effectively cultivate epistemic agency for science teachers, candidates require a holistic practice-based approach grounded in a theory of learning teaching. The components of agency included in this discussion represents one approach to preparing science teachers to educate students in a multicultural society. By creating coherency and consistency across a teacher preparation program, the author was able to create learning experiences that systematically guided candidates to develop a science teacher practice that was effective for diverse students. In each of these learning experiences, candidates engaged in focused inquiry, directed observation, and guided practice. Epistemic agency was cultivated when candidates acquired the confidence to make decisions about the nature of teaching and learning problems and the criteria to solve them.

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