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Erschienen in: Cultural Studies of Science Education 1/2018

16.09.2016 | Original Paper

Indigenous cultural contexts for STEM experiences: snow snakes’ impact on students and the community

verfasst von: Brant G. Miller, Gillian Roehrig

Erschienen in: Cultural Studies of Science Education | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

Opportunities for American Indian youth to meaningfully engage in school-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences have historically been inadequate. As a consequence, American Indian students perform lower on standardized assessments of science education than their peers. In this article we describe the emergence of meaning for students—as well as their community—resulting from Indigenous culturally-based STEM curriculum that used an American Indian tradition as a focal context. Specifically, the game of snow snakes (Gooneginebig in Ojibwe) afforded an opportunity for STEM and culturally-based resources to work in unison. A case study research design was used with the bounded case represented by the community associated with the snow snake project. The research question guiding this study was: What forms of culturally relevant meaning do students and the community form as a result of the snow snake game? Results indicate evidence of increased student and community engagement through culturally-based STEM experiences in the form of active participation and the rejuvenation of a traditional game. Implications are discussed for using culturally-based contexts for STEM learning.

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The term “American Indian” is used throughout the article. American Indian is a federally recognized term; in addition, through multiple conversations with individuals who identify themselves as American Indian, the use of the term was deemed appropriate.
 
2
Although snow snakes was played historically in the community associated with this study, the game was not an active part of students’ lives prior to the efforts described in this article.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Indigenous cultural contexts for STEM experiences: snow snakes’ impact on students and the community
verfasst von
Brant G. Miller
Gillian Roehrig
Publikationsdatum
16.09.2016
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Cultural Studies of Science Education / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1871-1502
Elektronische ISSN: 1871-1510
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-016-9738-4

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