Who's Asking?: Native Science, Western Science, and Science Education

by Douglas L. Medin and Megan Bang

Analysis and case studies show that including different orientations toward the natural world makes for more effective scientific practice and science education.

The answers to scientific questions depend on who's asking, because the questions asked and the answers sought reflect the cultural values and orientations of the questioner. These values and orientations are most often those of Western science. In Who's Asking?, Douglas Medin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262026627
• ISBN13: 9780262026628
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher