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.

Inhalt

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.