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Research Brief | Controversial Issues In The Science Classroom, Georgia Southern University

Research Briefs (2012-2019)

Given that formal opportunities for individuals to learn about, discuss, and debate socioscientific issues begins to wane after high school, it is imperative that students are provided ample opportunity to do so throughout the formative years of K-12 education. The purpose of this work is to offer a socioscientific issues approach to instruction that teachers can use to enhance students' understanding of the science concepts that undergird these issues but also positions students to recognize and evaluate the various societal components that must be addressed when attempting to resolve them. If schools expect to promote civil discourse that begins to …

Research Briefs: Complex Systems Research In Educational Psychology: Aligning Theory And Method, Georgia Southern University

Research Briefs (2012-2019)

• Complex Systems Research in Educational Psychology: Aligning Theory and Method

Research Briefs: Teaching And Learning Science In The 21st Century: Challenging Critical Assumptions In Post-Secondary Science, Amanda Glaze

Research Briefs (2012-2019)

• Teaching and Learning Science in the 21st Century: Challenging Critical Assumptions in Post-Secondary Science

Research Brief: Promoting Social Justice Through The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning, Delores Liston, Regina Rahimi

Research Briefs (2012-2019)

• Promoting Social Justice through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning