The Importance of Local Language to the Development of Technology
Technology grows with demand and necessity. The different social activities of the world shape the necessity of what is constructed or developed. It is a known fact that we come from different cultures and therefore emphasize certain things differently. F
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Human Rights in Language and STEM Education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Edited by Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite University of California, Berkeley, USA University of Oslo, Norway
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This book is dedicated to everyone deprived of learning STEM subjects in ways that contribute positively to their personal and professional development as well as to their capacity to make a contribution to the development of their local, national and global communities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword: Paulo Freire Pedagogic Liberation through the STEM Gregory Johnson
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Acknowledgmentsxi Introductionxiii Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite Part I: Human Rights in Language and Science Literacy 1. The Use of Local Languages for Effective Science Literacy as a Human Right Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite
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2. Reading to Learn Science: A Right That Extends to Every Reader—Expert or Novice17 P. David Pearson and Alison K. Billman 3. Designing Standards-Driven Curriculum to Support: Access to Science for All Students35 Megan M. Goss, Helen Min and Carrie Strohl Part II: Equity and Critical Pedagogy in Technology and Human Rights Education 4. Engineering Equity: A Critical Pedagogical Approach to Language and Curriculum Change for African American Males in STEM55 Jabari Mahiri and Jeremiah Sims 5. Curriculum and Social Change in Education for a Sustainable Future? Ecophilosophy, Critical Inquiry and Moral Dilemmas71 Inga Bostad and Aled Dilwyn Fisher 6. Localizing Human Rights Education through Technology: Two Literacy Based Examples91 Lanette Jimerson and Page Hersey Part III: Language of Instruction in Science and Technology 7. English as the Language of Science and Technology Birgit Brock-Utne
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8. Language, Scientific Knowledge, and the “Context of Learning” in African Education Sam Mchombo
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9. Global Intersections of English Language Hegemony and Technological Innovation in the Republic of the Philippines Brad D. Washington
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10. The Importance of Local Language to the Development of Technology Basil A. Okonkwo 11. The Issue of English as a Medium of Instruction in Primary Schools in Pakistan: Learning English, Mathematics or Science? Abbas Rashid, Irfan Muzaffar, Fatima Dar
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