Revolutionary STEM Education: Critical-Reality Pedagogy and Social Justice in STEM for Black Males by Jeremiah J. Sims, an educator, researcher, and administrator from Richmond, California, is calling for a revolutionary, paradigm shift in the STEM education of and for Black boys.

Autorentext

Jeremiah J. Sims , Director of Equity for the College of San Mateo, was born in Oakland and raised in Richmond, California. As a result of his own life experiences, Jeremiah has devoted his career to the pursuit and ultimate realization of educational equity for hyper-marginalized students. Jeremiah is an alumni of the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a B.A. in rhetoric, with honors, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in education. Jeremiah has contributed to research that details the efficacy of a critical-reality pedagogical approach to STEM education as well as education, writ large.

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Preface - Acknowledgements - Do it for the culture - Male aptitudes nurtured for unlimited potential - Cutting straight the truth: Interrogating White supremacist-based racism's role in perceptions of Black maleness - Standing in the gap: Black boys and STEM - Changing the game: The role of critical contextualization and socio-academic synergy in developing STEM identities - Showing out: Developing competencies in STEM and beyond - STEM for good: Creating socio-academic synergy for the development of socially just applications of STEM - Love conquers fear: The efficacy of critical-reality pedagogy at MAN UP - It takes a village: Highlighting the indispensability and strength of the three-fold cord - The revolution will be digitized - Final consideration (Epilogue) - Appendix A: Pre/post identification survey - Appendix B: Manhood survey and rhetorical analysis concept inventory - Appendix C: MAN UP yearend program satisfaction survey (YPSS) - Appendix D: Teacher interview questions - Appendix E: Yearend focus group and individual interview prompts - Index.