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Anti-racism education: reflections on the possible contribution of science teaching and of some thinkers

Many writers have reflected on the subject of racism. Nevertheless, this theme has not been discussed by science educators. Taking this into account, the aim of the present paper is to introduce some important concepts involved with racism and discuss how it has developed. The paper also presents some possible contributions from science teaching and from sociology and phsycology education to contend with the racism in the society.

Racism; Science teaching; Anti-racism education


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