Overview
- Examines one of the most segregated fields in education, computer science, towards centering the experiences of Indigenous Peoples
- Argues that in order to create a sustainable and just world of producers and consumers, Indigenous struggles must be at the center of knowledge production in computer science
- Nurtures the interweaving of two seemingly disparate worlds to build Critical Ancestral Computing for Sustainability
Part of the book series: Postcolonial Studies in Education (PCSE)
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This book illustrates a pathway for knowledge production to benefit from interweaving the seemingly disparate historical experiences of Indigenous Peoples and computer science education. The resulting practice of ancestral computing for sustainability holds the power to mitigate the destructive forces of the field, while extending the potential of traditionally underserved and unheard populations. Reimagining the field of computer science, interwoven with traditional lifeways, presents compelling new discoveries in research and harnesses the rich tapestries that are Indigenous populations. Returning healthy lifeways to a center stage long-occupied by tightly controlled, Eurocentric learning methods opens worlds of opportunity that have felt lost to time.
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Reviews
“This path-breaking text successfully counters the coloniality of power by bridging the stubborn gap between ancestral knowledge systems and Eurocentric epistemologies, restoring, in the process, community cultural dignity in computer science education.” (Angela Valenzuela, Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA, and author of Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring)
“Itzel's courageous journey toward decolonizing computer science education illuminates impacts of culture, community, and ecosystem on learner experiences and understandings.” (Sharon S. Nelson-Barber, Director, Culture and Language in STEM Education, WestEd)
“This book is thought-provoking for anyone who is interested in learning from a completely different paradigm than the dominant digital culture.” (Jane Margolis, Senior Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, and lead author of Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing)
“Everyone concerned with critical pedagogy and environmental education must read this book!” (Richard Kahn, Core Faculty Member, Antioch University, USA, and author ofCritical Pedagogy, Ecoliteracy, and Planetary Crisis: The Ecopedagogy Movement)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Cueponcaxochitl D. Moreno Sandoval is Assistant Professor for Indigenous Studies at Stanislaus State University, USA. She teaches classes that nurture the preservation and revitalization of Indigenous theories, knowledges, and artivisms. Her research focuses on creating approaches that interweave Indigenous epistemologies and computer science to increase global sustainability.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ancestral Knowledge Meets Computer Science Education
Book Subtitle: Environmental Change in Community
Authors: Cueponcaxochitl D. Moreno Sandoval
Series Title: Postcolonial Studies in Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47520-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47519-0Published: 26 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47520-6Published: 25 March 2019
Series ISSN: 2946-2339
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2347
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 178
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Technology and Digital Education, History of Education, Latin American Culture, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Ethnicity Studies