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Dr. Sumi Hagiwara is an associate professor in early childhood and elementary education at Montclair State University. She teaches about equity, diversity, culture, and early childhood/elementary science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
Dr. Hagiwara researches equity and agency in STEM, educational technology, games-based learning, and parent involvement in education. She is the creator and director of the epiSTEMic Summer Program at MSU that links an inclusive summer STEM camp for children with teacher preparation and teacher professional development. Her publications appear in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Cultural Studies in Science Education, and the International Journal of Science Education.
Dr. Hagiwara is co-editor of Change Agents in Science Education to advance the discourse on change agency using science across settings.
Research interests
Equity and agency in STEM, educational technology, games-based learning, and parent involvement in education.
Scholarly Interests
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, educational technology, teacher education, urban science education, immigrant families, culture and diversity, social justice and critical pedagogy.
Teaching
Dr. Sumi Hagiwara teaches about equity, diversity, culture, and early childhood/elementary science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
Faculty/Media Expert
Expert on STEM education, early childhood education, and education and immigrant families.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborative Research: RET Site: Data Sciences and Data Fluency in Scientific Data Sets (DATA3)
Robila, S., Herbert, K., Hagiwara, S. & Anu, V.
1/06/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Reflections on urban science teacher-student self-efficacy dynamics
Hagiwara, S., Maulucci, M. S. R. & Ramos, S. L., 1 Dec 2011, In: Cultural Studies of Science Education. 6, 4, p. 999-1018 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transformation in reverse: Naive assumptions of an urban educator
Hagiwara, S. & Wray, S., 1 Mar 2009, In: Education and Urban Society. 41, 3, p. 338-363 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Activism, agency and expanding third spaces
Hagiwara, S., Barton, A. C. & Contento, I., 1 Apr 2007, In: Cultural Studies of Science Education. 2, 2, p. 511-515 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Culture, food, and language: Perspectives from immigrant mothers in school science
Hagiwara, S., Barton, A. C. & Contento, I., 1 Apr 2007, In: Cultural Studies of Science Education. 2, 2, p. 475-499 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations -
From global sustainability to inclusive education: Understanding urban children's ideas about the food system
Barton, A. C., Koch, P. D., Contento, I. R. & Hagiwara, S., 19 Aug 2005, In: International Journal of Science Education. 27, 10, p. 1163-1186 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21 Scopus citations