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1、CultStudofSciEduc(2009)4:951960DOI10.1007/s11422-009-9238-xRaisingcriticalissuesintheanalysisofgenderandscienceinchildrensliteratureSonyaN.MartinÆChristinaA.SiryReceived:7September2009/Accepted:7September2009/Publishedonline:25September2009ÓSpringerScience+BusinessM
2、ediaB.V.2009AbstractTrevorOwenspaperprovidesacritiqueoftheroleofgenderandauthorityinselectedchildrensbooksthatpresentedbiographiesofAlbertEinsteinandMarieCurie.InthecontextofdiscussingTrevors(2009)articleaboutchildrensliterature,thisforumexploresissuesrelatedtothe(a
3、)representationandconstructionofgender,science,andchildhoodinliteratureforchildren;(b)theneedtoconsidersocio/historical/culturalcontextsinanalyticalandtheoreticalframeworks;and(c)theimportanceoffosteringcriticalliteracyperspectivesinpre-andin-servicescienceteachersa
4、ndthechildrenwhomtheyteach.KeywordsChildrensliteratureCriticalliteracyGenderinscienceSocioculturalcontextsInourreadingofthearticleGoingtoschoolwithMadameCurieandMr.Einstein:Genderrolesinchildrenssciencebiographies,byTrevorOwens,thereareseveralissuesthatemergedfor
5、usandweexploretheseinthisForumcontribution.InthefollowingsectionswepushthediscussionbegunbyTrevorfurtherbyofferingourownanalysesandraisingquestionsasitrelatestoteachingaboutscienceandbeingascientistthroughtheuseofchildrensliterature.Specifically,wediscussissuesofrepr
6、esentationasrelatedtogender,theneedtoconsidertheroleofcontextualizationandsubjectivitiesinanalysisofthechildrensliteratureTrevorreviewedforthispaper,andtheimportanceoffosteringthedevelopmentofcriticalliteracyskillsinpre-andin-servicescienceteachersandthechildrenwhom
7、theyteach.S.N.Martin(&)DrexelUniversity,SchoolofEducation,Philadelphia,PA,USAe-mail:Sonya.Martin@Drexel.EduC.A.SiryUniversityofLuxembourg,Walferdange,Luxembourge-mail:chrissiry@gmail.com123952S.N.Martin,C.A.SiryGenderandscienceSonya:Iwouldliketoopenthisdiscussionbys
8、ayingthatIratherenjoyedreadingTrevorsarticleasitraisedmanyseriousquestionsforme,bothinmyresearchandinmypractice,asascienceteachereducator.