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Barrue, Catherine; Albe, Virginie – Science & Education, 2013
The educative goal of citizenship education through science education converges to the declared purpose of the SSI research movement. Socioscientific issues formulated in science education research covering topics as biotechnology, environmental issues, sustainable development, energy choices, have been introduced in French Middle Schools. But…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Science Education, Science and Society, Middle School Teachers
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Simonneaux, Laurence; Panissal, Nathalie; Brossais, Emmanuelle – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
We experimented with teaching nanotechnology in high school within the perspective of citizenship education in science by involving experts in nanotechnology, education, ethics and philosophy. After training, the students debated a Socially Acute Question (SAQ) that they elaborated during the various phases of instruction. The field of SAQs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Citizenship Education