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Bencze, Larry; Pouliot, Chantal; Pedretti, Erminia; Simonneaux, Laurence; Simonneaux, Jean; Zeidler, Dana – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
Many scholars suggest that recent major science education initiatives apparently tied to intense economic competitiveness and growth have prioritized education about "products" (e.g., laws, theories, innovations) and skills (e.g., experimentation) of fields of science and technology. Such initiatives also, apparently, tend to avoid…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Context Effect, Science Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Pedretti, Erminia; Iannini, Ana Maria Navas – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2020
Once dominated by a focus on collecting and preserving, and later communicating science through hands-on experiences, science museums are slowly reshaping their identities and purposes to explicitly include and promote active citizenship, social responsibility, engagement with complex science and technology issues, and agency. Informed by…
Descriptors: Science Education, Museums, Citizenship, Social Responsibility