Volume 8 : Issue 1 (2021)

Implications of Social Diversity for Science Education in India

India is a highly diversified country with multiple languages, religions, cultures, traditions, values, etc. This diversity is represented in our classrooms as well amongst our learners. Science is often considered as a subject that is objective and has nothing to do with the background of the students but this is far from being true. This paper discusses the implications of having diversity amongst learners in a classroom on teaching especially science. The paper elucidates how diversity in terms of language, religion, gender, caste, and culture influence education with a special focus on teaching science. This has an important implication for the teachers and educators to acknowledge diversity amongst learners while teaching to make learning more enriched.

Science Education, Gender, Religion, Caste, Language

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