STEM as Culture: Exploring exclusion and inclusion in mathematics and biology
Author(s): Carrie Diaz Eaton
Bates College and RIOS Institute
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Abstract of the paper:
Finding a path for calculus in the biological sciences is not just about asserting an inherent place, but by enhancing and communicating the value of calculus. Thus, the key to a successful calculus is by reflecting on the culture of mathematics, the culture of biology, and the cultural space we create at the interface. Disciplinary culture is shaped by and shapes the disciplinary content we value, the language we use, and the way we treat each other. I draw on traditions of testimonio to share experiences, both personal and professional, in which the skills of boundary spanning between cultures were developed, critically refined, and empirically tested in the context of developing curriculum for calculus for life and environmental science.
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Version 2.0 has some additional footnotes and is the closest to the final published version in the conference proceedings
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- Carrie Diaz Eaton (2023). STEM as Culture: Exploring exclusion and inclusion in mathematics and biology. (Version 2.0). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/9PD4-FY26