Sandy White Watson

Sandy Watson is an Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Louisiana Monroe where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in multiculturalism and curriculum. Her research interests include science education, curriculum studies, multiculturalism and diversity, and teacher education. An educator for 26+ years, Dr. Watson has published many articles and has presented at multiple conferences across her research areas.

Publications

(Re)Imagining an Elementary Preservice Science Methods Course as Inquiry-Based
(Re)Imagining an Elementary Preservice Science Methods Course as Inquiry-Based
Sandy White Watson. © 2024. 18 pages.
In response to research findings that elementary teachers are underprepared to teach science due to lack of both science content knowledge (SCK) and science pedagogical knowledge...
Women in the Academy: Challenges, Barriers, Promising Practices, and Policies
Women in the Academy: Challenges, Barriers, Promising Practices, and Policies
Sandy White Watson. © 2024. 18 pages.
The underrepresentation of women in higher education faculty positions is widely acknowledged and a complex issue that involves numerous multifaceted elements. In this chapter...
Women in the Academy: Challenges, Barriers, Promising Practices, and Policies
Women in the Academy: Challenges, Barriers, Promising Practices, and Policies
Sandy White Watson. © 2024. 24 pages.
In this chapter, the author examines the state of women in higher education, including a discussion of roadblocks and deterrents. The author reveals deterrents/roadblocks in...
(Dis)Trusting Science in the Trump Era: The Partisan Divide
(Dis)Trusting Science in the Trump Era: The Partisan Divide
Sandy White Watson, Anne Case Hanks. © 2023. 16 pages.
In this chapter, the authors discuss the previously existing distrust of science that was exacerbated during the Trump presidency. Included are a description of how science...
Socially Assisted Robotics as an Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Socially Assisted Robotics as an Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sandy White Watson. © 2023. 18 pages.
In this chapter, the author introduces and expands upon the use of robots for social assistance with children who have autism spectrum disorders and other similar conditions. The...
Hermeneutic Phenomenology: Interpretation of Lived Experience
Hermeneutic Phenomenology: Interpretation of Lived Experience
Sandy White Watson. © 2022. 19 pages.
In this chapter, the qualitative research methodology known as hermeneutic phenomenology was explored beginning with a brief historical overview of phenomenology and hermeneutic...