Connecting Chemistry to Social Justice in a Seminar Course for Chemistry Majors

Autor/in	Gerdon, Aren E.
Titel	Connecting Chemistry to Social Justice in a Seminar Course for Chemistry Majors
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 97 (2020) 12, S.4316-4320 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gerdon, Aren E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; College Science; Undergraduate Students; Seminars; Social Justice; Science and Society; Social Problems; Majors (Students); Disadvantaged; Poverty; Disproportionate Representation; Scientific Research; Research Skills; Communication Skills; Skill Development; Problem Solving + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Seminar; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Armut; Forschungsleistung; Kommunikationsstil; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Problemlösen
Abstract	Undergraduate chemistry majors should be encouraged to consider chemistry-based solutions to issues that impact their daily lives as well as the lives of poor and marginalized populations worldwide. Some issues that disproportionately influence historically disadvantaged populations are also directly related to or could be impacted by chemistry. This idea of addressing social justice with chemistry is not often addressed in chemistry curricula but has recently gained importance with students and instructors. In response to this challenge and need, a seminar course was developed to assist chemistry majors in connecting chemistry concepts to social justice issues. The seminar course aimed at teaching scientific research and communication skills but thematically added social justice concepts while focusing on chemistry advances that relate to, for example, environmental racism, forensic chemistry, opioid addiction, women's health, and food disparities. Students in this course demonstrated an understanding of recent chemistry research while also expressing compelling connections to social justice challenges. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01