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Abby Purdy

Science and the "Good Citizen": Community-Based Scientific Literacy - 0 views

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    Science literacy is frequently touted as a key to good citizenship. Based on a two-year ethnographic study examining science in the community, the authors suggest that when considering the contribution of scientific activity to the greater good, science must be seen as forming a unique hybrid practice, mixed in with other mediating practices, which together constitute "scientifically literate, good citizenship." This case study, an analysis of an open house event organized by a grassroots environmentalist group, presents some examples of activities that embed science in "good citizenship." Through a series of vignettes, the authors focus on four central aspects: (1) the activists' use of landscape and spatial arrangements, (2) the importance of multiple representations of the same entity (e.g., a local creek), (3) the relational aspect of knowing and becoming part of a community, and (4) the insertion of scientific into moral discourse, resulting in what they call a "stewardship triad." (Abstract taken from JSTOR.)
Abby Purdy

Want to Vote, Can't Read - 0 views

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    An article about literacy that cuts to the heart of American citizenship and probably reflects the experience of many people across all races and ethnicities.
Abby Purdy

The education of women for citizenship: the National Federation of Women's Institutes a... - 0 views

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    Found on EBSCO with the search terms "gender and political education while searching the following databases: Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, Gender Studies Database, International Political Science Abstracts, SocINDEX with Full Text, Sociological Collection, Women's Studies International
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