Introduction: Shifting Perspectives from Universalism to Cross-Culturalism

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dc.contributor.authorLewis, Bradford F.
dc.contributor.authorAikenhead, Glen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-11T14:06:41Z
dc.date.available2019-10-11T14:06:41Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-01
dc.description.sponsorshipDebates in science education over multiculturalism and universalism have disputed whether or not non-Western cultures have systems of knowledge about nature that could be considered science (Stanley & Brickhouse, 1994; Siegel, 1997). The following three articles have moved beyond that debate by accepting that all systems of knowledge about nature are embedded in the context of a cultural group; that all systems are, therefore, culture-laden; and that science (Western science) is the system of knowledge about nature that is predominant in Western culture. For example, some cultures give high priority to authoritative storytelling and demonstration of expertise, while others may value authoritative script and trial and error as methods of transmitting its knowledge of nature. What is contested in these articles is how to position Western science so that it can inform and be informed by the nature-knowledge systems of other cultures. Also in question is the role that non-Western nature-knowledge systems should play in the school science curriculum.en_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.citationMutegi, J., & Aikenhead, G. (2001). Introduction: Shifting perspectives from universalism to cross-culturalism. Science Education, 85, 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-237X(200101)85:1<3::AID-SCE2>3.0.CO;2-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/21116
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1002/1098-237X(200101)85:1<3::AID-SCE2>3.0.CO;2-2en_US
dc.relation.journalScience Educationen_US
dc.rightsPublisher Policyen_US
dc.sourceAuthoren_US
dc.subjectScience educationen_US
dc.subjectMulticulturalismen_US
dc.subjectUniversalismen_US
dc.subjectEurocentrismen_US
dc.titleIntroduction: Shifting Perspectives from Universalism to Cross-Culturalismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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