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STEM the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Americareviewed by Geeta Verma — July 12, 2012 Title: STEM the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America Author(s): David E. Drew Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore ISBN: 1421400944, Pages: 264, Year: 2011 Search for book at Amazon.comTo view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Geeta Verma
University of Colorado Denver
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GEETA VERMA is an associate professor of science education at University of Colorado Denver. Prior to this, she was an Assistant/Associate Professor at Georgia State University. She holds a PhD from Kent State University, a MS and BS in Zoology from University of Delhi as well as a M.Ed. from University of Delhi. Her research work, grounded in sociocultural theory, integrates equity issues in science education, curriculum discourse, and ethnic studies in immigrant communities. In particular, she is interested in finding out how pre-service and in-service teachers explore curricular, pedagogical, and instructional spaces in their classrooms to facilitate access to science. Her work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals such as Cultural Studies of Science Education; Journal of Science Teacher Education; the Journal of College Science Teaching; the Journal of Curriculum, and Pedagogy; Science Scope; and Science and Children. She recently published a book titled; “Science and Society in the Classroom: Using Sociocultural Perspectives to Develop Science Education” and served as panel reviewer for the National Selection Committee (NSC) for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) administered by National Science Foundation. Dr. Verma serves as the associate editor for the Electronic Journal of Science Education and on the editorial and review board of many journals.
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