The Origins and Development of the Sociopolitical Consciousness of Five Conscious Secondary Science Teachers

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Abstract

In this paper, I amplify the ways in which five high school, science teachers understand their own sociopolitical consciousness/development and how they have imagined opportunities for remedy and growth among other educators. I ask: 1. To what do a sample of teachers with heightened levels of sociopolitical consciousness attribute their awareness? How, if at all, do their descriptions vary? 2. What ideas and advice do teachers with high levels of sociopolitical consciousness espouse as solutions for addressing the issue of resistance or low levels of sociopolitical consciousness among other educators? I used basic qualitative inquiry methods to study participants’ descriptions and experiences (Merriam, 2009; Percy et al., 2015) and elements of counter-storytelling (Solorzano & Yosso, 2001) and counternarrative (Blaisdell, 2023).

Author

• Britney L. Jones, Fairfield University