A Freirean liberatory perspective of community colleges education: critical consciousness and social justice science issues in the biology curriculum

This paper discusses the value of a Freirean liberatory perspective in community colleges, countering the traditional second chance or social reproduction viewpoints attributed by scholars to the education offered in these institutions, emphasizing its vital need in science and healthcare careers education. I explore the potential of this perspective by providing illustrative examples from a biology course incorporating social justice science issues in the curriculum to examine their relationship in cultivating students' critical consciousness at a community college with a programmatic emphasis on healthcare professions.

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This paper discusses the value of a Freirean liberatory perspective in community colleges, countering traditional viewpoints and emphasizing its need in science and healthcare careers education. It explores the potential of this perspective through illustrative examples from a biology course incorporating social justice science issues in a community college with a healthcare emphasis.