This book is a theoretical inquiry into alternative pedagogies that
challenge current standardized practices in the field of science
education. Through Mandy Hoffen, a fictional persona, Dana
McCullough, the author, explores how stories of Henrietta Lacks
become part of a conspiracy to change science education. Mandy
Hoffen, however, never expected to find herself in the middle of a
conspiracy. As a science teacher of 20 plus years, she worked
diligently to meet the needs of her charges, who are currently
ninth and tenth grade biology students in an age of standardized
testing. The author also creates imaginary dialogues which serve as
the theoretical framework for each chapter. Each chapter unfolds in
a form of a play with imaginary settings and events that bring
Henrietta Lacks back from the grave to participate in conversations
about science, society, and social justice. The imaginary
conversations are based on the author's experiences in graduate
courses, direct quotations from philosophers of science, historians
of science, science educators, curriculum theorists, and stories of
students in their study of Henrietta Lacks in a high school biology
classroom. The play describes the journey of a graduate
student/high school teacher as she researches the importance of the
philosophy of science, history of science, science curriculum and
social justice in science education. Through reflections on
fictional conversations, stories of Henrietta Lacks are examined
and described in multiple settings, beginning in an imaginary
academic meeting, and ending with student conversations in a
classroom. Each setting provides a space for conversations wherein
participants explore their personal connections with science,
science curriculum, issues of social justice related to science,
and Henrietta Lacks. This book will be of interest to graduate
students, scholars, and undergraduates in curriculum studies,
educational foundations, and teacher education, and those
interested in alternative research methodologies. This is the first
book to intentionally address the stories of Henrietta Lacks and
their importance in the field of curriculum studies, science
studies, and current standardized high school science curriculum.
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