Science Education in India and Feminist Critiques of Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-186
Author(s):  
Deepika Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Education In India

The ‘liberal’ feminist perspective on science problematises the presence of fewer women than men in science and believes that increasing their number would qualify as social change. On the other hand, ‘radical’ critics of modern science argue that science has been deeply involved in the creation, strengthening and subversion of gender inequalities. The liberal strand is much more amenable to direct interventions and aligns well with current educational reforms. But the fundamental questions about science and science education that are raised by the radical strand not just evade agreement, but they also do not lead easily to direct educational implications. In this article, I show that an engagement with these perspectives offers us a chance to reflect on our society, on the place of science in it, and on the role of science education in mediating between science and society. This reflection further encourages us to rethink and reorganise science and science education so that they are more mindful of the gender and other kinds of power dynamics in our society.

scholarly journals Cui prodest Michel Foucault?

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. C01
Author(s):  
Yuri Castelfranchi ◽  
Nico Pitrelli
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Scientific Culture ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
The One

Do we have to drag in the thought of Michel Foucault to show the political (and not neutral), partial and local (and not universal and non-historic), active (and not merely transmissive) face of science communication? Do we need the work of the controversial French intellectual to dispute the anxious search – almost a quest like that for the Holy Grail – for the “best practices” in the dissemination of scientific culture? If we read over the pages that Foucault dedicated to words and things, to the archaeology and genealogy of knowledge, to biopolitics, we have few doubts. Two elements, on the one hand the central nature of discourse and “regimes of truth”, on the other the concept of biopower (a “power over bodies”), enable us to reflect both on the important specific features of modern science in comparison with other forms of production and organisation of knowledge, and on the central role of its communication.

Qurʾānic Interpretative Latitude and Human Evolution: A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-114
Author(s):  
DS Adnan Majid
Keyword(s):  
Human Evolution ◽  
Scientific Theory ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Age Of The Universe ◽  
The One ◽  
The Universe

Muslims today employ various and often conflicting strategies to mitigate contradictions between traditional Islamic teachings and modern science, especially in matters related to the age of the universe and the origin of humans. On the one hand, any scientific theory deemed problematic might be rejected outright; on the other, Islamic texts may be reinterpreted to fully support a novel scientific theory. There is, however, an alternative hermeneutical approach that uses intra-textual analysis to acknowledge “interpretative latitude” in the Qurʾān and other Islamic texts – the possibility that these texts allow for ambiguity and multiple interpretations that may or may not agree with modern science. In this paper, human evolution will serve as a case study of the implementation of this approach via a structured discussion of common Muslim objections to the theory. The paper will conclude with a discussion of the implications of this approach on defining the role of the Qurʾān and on the boundaries of religion and science.

scholarly journals Role of Tridosha Siddhanta in the management of Kampavata w.s.r.t Parkinsonism

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Ansari Huma ◽  
Dr. Pravin Patil
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Equilibrium State ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorders ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Prevalent Disease ◽  
Diet And Lifestyle

 Ayurveda holistic science is based on entities like dosha, dhatu, and mala. Tridosha (i.e.vata, pitta, kapha) maintains health in an equilibrium state, and imbalance in these dosha develops diseased conditions in individuals. Vata is the only dosha that presides over all the other entities. In the present era, vatavyadhi is the most prevalent disease due to stress, improper sleep, improper diet and lifestyle, and old age. In Ayurveda, various nanatmaja vyadhi of vata has been explained, kampavata vyadhi is one of them. By comparing kampavata vyadhi with modern science most of the clinical features of this disease resemble Parkinson's disorder. Parkinson's disease is a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders characterized by rest tremor, bradykinesia, muscular rigidity, shuffling gait, and flexed posture.     Hence, the endeavor is made to understand the concept of Tridosha Siddhanta in kampavata vyadhi and turn in the perspective of Parkinson's disease with the Ayurvedic approach.    

THE NOBEL E-MUSEUM – A MODERN SCIENCE EDUCATION PROJECT ON INTERNET

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 527-532
Author(s):  
ERIK JOHANSSON
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Interactive Environments ◽  
Education Project ◽  
Nobel Prizes ◽  
Scientific Achievements

In the Nobel e-Museum project today's Internet technology is used to describe the astounding development of science via the Nobel prizes of the last hundred years. Animations and interactive environments are used to explore the scientific achievements that played an important role in the development of human knowledge and culture and are also used to demonstrate the role of scientific discoveries in today's society. The aim is also to inform about the achievements recognized by the Nobel Prizes and to stimulate the interest of students in the prize areas.

scholarly journals Evolvability Tradeoffs in Emergent Digital Replicators

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas LaBar ◽  
Arend Hintze ◽  
Christoph Adami
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Evolution System ◽  
Historical Contingency ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Digital Evolution ◽  
Replication Machinery ◽  
Biochemical Systems ◽  
The Origin Of Life

The role of historical contingency in the origin of life is one of the great unknowns in modern science. Only one example of life exists—one that proceeded from a single self-replicating organism (or a set of replicating hypercycles) to the vast complexity we see today in Earth's biosphere. We know that emergent life has the potential to evolve great increases in complexity, but it is unknown if evolvability is automatic given any self-replicating organism. At the same time, it is difficult to test such questions in biochemical systems. Laboratory studies with RNA replicators have had some success with exploring the capacities of simple self-replicators, but these experiments are still limited in both capabilities and scope. Here, we use the digital evolution system Avida to explore the interplay between emergent replicators (rare randomly assembled self-replicators) and evolvability. We find that we can classify fixed-length emergent replicators in Avida into two classes based on functional analysis. One class is more evolvable in the sense of optimizing the replicators' replication abilities. However, the other class is more evolvable in the sense of acquiring evolutionary innovations. We tie this tradeoff in evolvability to the structure of the respective classes' replication machinery, and speculate on the relevance of these results to biochemical replicators.

scholarly journals Salingtemas Approach (Science, Environment, Technology And Society) in Biology Learning

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmoko
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Technology And Society ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
Biology Process

SALINGTEMAS approach is a combination of STS (Science, Technology and Society) and EE (Environmental Education).In abroad, the approach is known as SALINGTEMAS (Science, Education, Technology and Society) otherwise in Indonesia,it is known as SALINGTEMAS. The main characteristic of SALINGTEMAS is learning something based on the problemsand the issues faced by students in everyday life that contains components of science and technology. SALINGTEMAS triesto provide an understanding of the role of the environment on science, technology and society, and the other way. There arefour phases in learning using SALINGTEMAS approach, namely: invitation phase, exploration, suggest of explanations andsolutions as well as take action. In the teaching biology process, this approach is associated with the elements ofenvironment, technology and society integratively. There are so many topics or biological problems that can be solved usingSALINGTEMAS approach

scholarly journals Koeksistensi antara Struktur Keluarga Matrilineal dengan Tatanan Religi Masyarakat Minangkabau

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Rini Sovia Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Cultural Preservation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Cultural Inheritance ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
The Will

Minangkabau customary law has always been quite open to be integrated with new elements. From the influences of Hinduism, Buddhism, and the colonial period, it is Islam that has spurred the lifestyle of the matrilineal community to date. The encounter creates the term ‘adat bersendi syarak, syarak bersendi kitabullah’, which clearly shows the marriage between the old elements and the new ones. It does not stop there, social change continues to occur in-line with the existence of globalization influence. In the continuing social change, the Minangkabau society still have the will to preserve its core elements. This research was conducted at Nagari Maninjau and Nagari Sungai Batang. Each population is a family group consisting a father, a mother, and at least one child aged 10-19 years. This study uses a simple quantitative method, the summation of 106 family sets of respondents, being further analyzed qualitatively. The pioneer in the effort of cultural preservation is the urban area, with a family configuration derived from Minang father+Minang mother and non-Minang father+Minang mother. Data shows that there is no significant role of an uncle in terms of cultural inheritance, because the other central role is acted by a mamak pusako.

scholarly journals PENDAMPINGAN PEREMPUAN KORBAN TINDAK KEKERASAN OLEH PUSAT PELAYANAN TERPADU PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN DAN ANAK (P2TP2A)

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rr. Niken Sitoresmi ◽  
Siti Amanah
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Integrated Services ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Household Economics ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Victims Of Violence

Gender as a social construction and beliefs that thrive in the community produce gender inequalities experienced by women. This makes the weak position of women so prone to cases and acts of violence. Comprehensive facilitation for victims of violence are indispensable so that there should be an institution that takes care of this. Therefore, this study was done to find out, identify, describe and analyze the facilitation of women victims of violence by the integrated services centre empowerment of women and children (P2TP2A) DKI Jakarta. The research used survey using questionnaires, instruments was designed following concepts on gender ideology and the role of facilitation from P2TP2A DKI Jakarta. Quantitative and qualitative analysis were used to explain research results. Gender ideology attached to the respondents pointed out that the majority of the respondents have a positive gender ideology that leads to equity and equality of gender. The majority of respondents have knowledge about violence are high by agreeing to things that are associated with violence. There is no signification between the ideology gender of women victims with violence experienced. On the other hand, there is a signification between knowledge about violence of women victims with violence experienced. Respondents perceive that facilitation from P2TP2A DKI Jakarta is effective according to the needs of the victims. The activities conducted by P2TP2A help assisted process of recovery and motivate the women to have specific life skills, such as household economics. <br /> <br />Keywords: violence, recovery, empowerment, women victims, P2TP2A. <br />

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