By convention, school science has traditionally aimed to prepare students for the next level
of science courses, ultimately funnelling students into careers associated with science and …

Science educators have appropriated many meanings for the phrase" scientific literacy".
This paper advances an argument that in order to maintain the usefulness of such a …

This book provides a comprehensive overview of humanistic approaches to science.
Approaches that connect students to broader human concerns in their everyday life and …

The purpose of this investigation was to explore possible relationships between
Socioscientific Issues instruction and students' development of reflective judgment. The …

We report the results of a study on students' interest in physics at the end of their compulsory
schooling in Israel carried out in the framework of the ROSE Project. Factors studied were …

Buscou-se identificar compreensões de professores de Ciências sobre interações entre
Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade (CTS) com a finalidade de respaldar ações no processo de …

The purpose of this work is to find out the teachers' opinions regarding the aims and
objectives of the teaching of science, within the frame of the educational reform. We attempt …

La alfabetización científica de la ciudadanía, en opinión de muchos expertos y
responsables políticos, constituye hoy día un componente básico de la educación …

The aim of this book is to introduce the use of green solvents throughout chemistry and to
provide a comprehensive reference for solvents currently applicable in green chemistry. The …

After an impressive development throughout the last two decades, supported by a
greatamount of research and innovation, science education seemed to be becoming a …