Critical Imaginations and Navigation of Equitable Science Pathways

• In Event: 15.060 - MTCC Roundtable Session One
  In Roundtable Session: 15.060-9 - (Re)Visioning and (Re)Imagining Social Justice, Social Science, and STEM Education

Abstract

Access to STEM-rich practices within the context of low-income urban schools are few and far between. Additionally, having the opportunity to engage in STEM in after-school settings may also be a limited possibility without the support and resources needed to implement such practices. This paper, centered on the experiences of Nila, a performing arts student engaging in STEM-rich making, provides a narrative of the ways in which a Black girl has engaged in a critical race praxis through her making in an after-school program directed at equity in STEM.

Authors

• Reanna S. Roby, Michigan State University

• Angela Calabrese Barton, University of Michigan