TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction
T2 - Socio-scientific Issues as Promoting Responsible Citizenship and the Relevance of Science
AU - Evagorou, Maria
AU - Dillon, Justin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The aim of this chapter is to present the purpose of the book, and explain the importance of including socioscientific issues in education. In this chapter we aim to discuss the importance of socioscientific education, especially in connection with responsible citizenship and relevance of science, and present the chapters.
AB - The aim of this chapter is to present the purpose of the book, and explain the importance of including socioscientific issues in education. In this chapter we aim to discuss the importance of socioscientific education, especially in connection with responsible citizenship and relevance of science, and present the chapters.
KW - Making science relevant
KW - Responsible citizenship
KW - Socioscientific issues
KW - Teacher professional development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098188137&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-40229-7_1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-40229-7_1
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85098188137
T3 - Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
SP - 1
EP - 11
BT - Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
ER -