Socio-scientific issues (SSI) are open-ended, multifaceted social issues
with conceptual links to science. They are challenging to negotiate and
resolve, and they create ideal contexts for bridging school science and
the lived experience of students. This book presents the latest findings
from the innovative practice and systematic investigation of science
education in the context of socio-scientific issues. Socio-scientific
Issues in the Classroom: Teaching, Learning and Research focuses on how
SSI can be productively incorporated into science classrooms and what
SSI-based education can accomplish regarding student learning, practices
and interest. It covers numerous topics that address key themes for
contemporary science education including scientific literacy, goals for
science teaching and learning, situated learning as a theoretical
perspective for science education, and science for citizenship. It
presents a wide range of classroom-based research projects that offer
new insights for SSI-based education. Authored by leading researchers
from eight countries across four continents, this book is an important
compendium of syntheses and insights for veteran researchers, teachers
and curriculum designers eager to advance the SSI agenda.