Steve Alsop
Professor
BSc (Hons) Physics University College London; PGCE Goldsmith College London; PhD The Froebel Institute, University of Surrey
salsop@edu.yorku.ca2
217 Winters College
416-736-2100 x 20665
Steve Alsop is a Professor in the Faculty of Education where he co-ordinates the York Seneca Institute for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (YSIMSTE), and the graduate diploma in Sustainability and Environmental Education. Steve has taught in primary and secondary schools in inner city London and coordinated the Centre for Learning and Research in Science Education (CLARISE) at Roehampton Institute, University of Surrey. He has published widely in science and technology education and his recent books include Beyond Cartesian Dualism: Encountering Affect in Science Education (Kluwer Press), and Analysing Exemplary Science Teaching: Theoretical Lenses and a Spectrum of Possibilities for Practice (Open University Press) [co-edited with Larry Bencze and Erminia Pedretti]. Steve Alsop holds affiliated scholarly positions at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico (UABC), Roehampton University, England, and the Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, OISE/ UofT. He is associated with a number of activist organizations including The Project for Altruistic Science and Technology Education (PASTE).
Scholarly Interests
Science, Technology, Society and Environmental Education (STSE), History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science and Technology (HPSST), Education for Sustainability, Critical Pedagogy, Place Based Pedagogy, Alternative Education, Participatory Action Research Methods, Community Activism and New Social Movements including Guerilla Gardening.
