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‘I can build Beyblades, but I won’t do it!’. The importance of feminist perspectives within STEM in ECTE
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Child and Youth Studies.
Number of Authors: 12025 (English)In: Gender and Education, ISSN 0954-0253, E-ISSN 1360-0516, Vol. 37, no 1, p. 65-79Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This paper aims to (1) explore how notions about STEM in different contexts, times, scales and places affect STEM-practices in ECE and beyond, and (2) with this as a point of departure, highlight the need and potential of using feminist perspectives and a feminist pedagogy in STEM-related courses within ECTE (Early Childhood Teacher Education). To explore the aim, I experiment with diffractive readings of agential cuts made from the STEM-area; theoretical and empirical research papers, a popular-scientific book, reports, surveys and statistics and a field study in preschool. The findings highlight that feminist perspectives and a feminist pedagogy are important for all ECTE students, irrespective of earlier experiences of and feelings towards STEM (e.g. fun/difficult, insecure/confident). They are also of importance for all children since notions of what STEM is/is not and who is interested in STEM/not interested, risk to affect all children’s STEM-learning in narrowing ways irrespective of gender.

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2025. Vol. 37, no 1, p. 65-79
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STEM, early childhood teacher education, early childhood education, feminist perspectives and a feminist pedagogy, diffractive readings
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-233870DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2024.2404266ISI: 001321392800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85205265706OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-233870DiVA, id: diva2:1901722
Available from: 2024-09-30 Created: 2024-09-30 Last updated: 2025-02-24Bibliographically approved

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