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Kacem, Saida; Simonneaux, Laurence – Online Submission, 2009
This research starts from a relatively optimistic thinking based on the fact that the teaching of the socioscientific issues through the practice of argued debates can contribute positively towards education in scientific citizenship. The teaching of techno-sciences raises topical questions which interfere in the classroom and at the same time…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Persuasive Discourse, Scientific Literacy
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Sadler, Troy D.; Barab, Sasha A.; Scott, Brianna – Research in Science Education, 2007
The question of what students gain by engaging in socioscientific inquiry is addressed in two ways. First, relevant literature is surveyed to build the case that socioscientific issues (SSI) can serve as useful contexts for teaching and learning science content. Studies are reviewed which document student gains in discipline specific content…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science and Society