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Kaliampos, George; Kotsis, Konstantinos T.; Kornelaki, Athina C. – European Educational Researcher, 2023
A number of diverse arguments have been proposed by researchers of science education regarding the reason science should be taught in schools. These arguments inevitably play a crucial role in the curriculum designed by policymakers. The present study turns its attention to the democratic argument. It explores its validity through a special…
Descriptors: Science Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Democratic Values
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Tsoumanis, Konstantinos G.; Stylos, Georgios; Kotsis, Konstantinos T. – Science Education International, 2023
In recent decades, enhancing scientific literacy has been the ultimate goal of science education worldwide. This effort aims to develop the skills by individuals to cope with the challenges of the modern world, which requires scientific knowledge and thinking. This research study aimed to investigate and compare the scientific literacy level of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Alexandra Okada – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
National governments are concerned about the disconnection of young people from science, which hampers the development of a scientifically literate society promoting sustainable development, wellbeing, equity, and a green economy. Introduced in 2015 alongside Agenda 2030, the "open schooling" approach aims at enhancing students' science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Science
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Ampartzaki, Maria; Kalogiannakis, Michail; Papadakis, Stamatios – Education Sciences, 2021
The transformative agenda of sustainability education constitutes the focus of early-years education. In quality sustainability educational projects, children are supported to draw links between nature and society and relate to the studied phenomena. Is this methodological approach realized in educational programs for the early years? The present…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Science Education, Science and Society