| Title | School Science and Students in Rural India: Do the Twain Ever Meet? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Sharma, Ajay |
| Journal | Contemporary Education Dialogue |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 28-63 |
| ISSN | 0973-1849 |
| Abstract | This paper presents an ethnographic case study of Class VIII students of a government rural middle school in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It analyses their experiences and knowledge of their local material world, and contrasts them with a critique of school science to understand how well school science corresponds with learning needs and resources of students in rural India. It highlights the adverse implications of the gap between the learning needs and resources that students bring to the science classroom, and the learning opportunities that school science offers. It also argues for a more culturally responsive science education that preserves hopes for personal and societal peaceful progressive change through education for underprivileged students in India. |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1177/0973184913411154 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0973184913411154 |
| Short Title | School Science and Students in Rural India |
