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Vesterinen, Veli-Matti; Tolppanen, Sakari; Aksela, Maija – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
With increased focus on sustainability and socioscientific issues, dealing with issues related to citizenship is now seen as an important element of science education. However, in order to make the world a better place, mere understanding about socioscientific issues is not enough. Action must also be taken. In this study, 35 international gifted…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Science Education, Science and Society, Academically Gifted
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Sjøberg, Svein; Schreiner, Camilla – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2005
The position of science and technology (S&T) in a society changes through time and from one society to another. In developing countries, many young people would like to opt for a career in S&T, while many rich, highly-developed countries notice declining recruitment of students to science and technology studies. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Science and Society, Technology