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Cultural Studies of Science Education

, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp 299–319 | Cite as

In pursuit of the practice of radical equality: Rancière inspired pedagogical inquiries in elementary school science education

  • Lorraine Otoide
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Abstract

This article outlines a study of praxis. Inspired by my reading of Jacques Rancière’s (The ignorant schoolmaster: Five lessons in intellectual emancipation, trans. K. Ross, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1991) influential text, The Ignorant School Master, I explore the practical applications of his work for teaching and outline a pedagogical response that sought to effect educational change through a philosophically driven teacher inquiry.

Keywords

Rancière Emancipation Subjectivity Equality Elementary science education Reading as inquiry English language learners 
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  1. 1.York UniversityTorontoCanada

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