Overview
- Brings together two widely researched areas in science education: nature of science and social justice
- Presents empirical and theoretical research related to the topic
- Creates a platform for critically examining various frameworks of nature of science and social justice
Part of the book series: Science: Philosophy, History and Education (SPHE)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- nature of science in school science
- equity and social justice
- contemporary science education research
- nature of science teaching resources
- social justice teaching resources
- teaching nature of science for social justice
- researchers in science textbooks
- students in need of special education
- threats to social justice
- science education for citizenship
- learning and instruction
About this book
This edited volume brings closer two contemporary science education research areas: Nature of Science (NOS) and Social Justice (SJ). It starts a dialogue on the characteristics of NOS for SJ with the purpose of advancing the existing discussion and creating new avenues for research. Using a variety of approaches and perspectives, the authors of the different chapters engage in a dialogue on the construct of NOS for SJ, its characteristics, as well as ways of addressing it in science classrooms. Issues addressed are related to why a school science aiming at SJ should address NOS; what NOS-related content, skills and attitudes form the basis when aiming at SJ; and how school science can address NOS for SJ. Through a set of theoretical and empirical chapters, the authors suggest answers, but they also pose new questions on what NOS for SJ can mean, and what issues need to be taken into consideration in future research and practice.
Chapter “Nature of Science for Social Justice: Why, What and How?” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Lena Hansson is a Professor of Science Education at Kristianstad University, Sweden. She is trained as a secondary physics and mathematics teacher, and has a PhD in Science Education. Her main research interest is in the intersection between nature of science perspectives and cultural perspectives on science teaching. One of her interests regards how different images of science, communicated in science class, include and exclude different groups of students. Such images of science, associated with science by students, could be related to worldview and/or ideology, or general views about nature of science. Lena has an interest in research which is close to school practice, but also in more theoretical as well as policy issues. She has published in various international academic journals such as Science Education, International Journal of Science Education and Science & Education, and in several international research anthologies. She serves as a reviewer for different international journals, and is an active member of the organizations ESERA and IHPST. She serves as a director at the IHPST council (2017-2021). In addition to research, Lena is also engaged in research based developmental projects and pre- and in-service teacher training, aiming at bridging the gap between science education research and school practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nature of Science for Social Justice
Editors: Hagop A. Yacoubian, Lena Hansson
Series Title: Science: Philosophy, History and Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47260-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47259-7Published: 09 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47262-7Published: 10 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47260-3Published: 08 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2520-8594
Series E-ISSN: 2520-8608
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science Education, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Learning & Instruction, International and Comparative Education