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Direct linkSharma, Ajay; Buxton, Cory A. – Science Education, 2015
Science education has a central role to play in preparing a scientifically literate citizenry that is capable of understanding complex environmental challenges facing human societies and making well-informed and evidence-based decisions that help resolve these challenges. However, evidence suggests that most Americans are poorly equipped with the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Nature Nurture Controversy, Middle Schools, Textbook Evaluation
Sharma, Ajay – Science & Education, 2012
Despite a near universal consensus among scientists regarding the perils of climate change for human civilizations, climate change has not emerged as a key issue among science educators. This position paper advocates for the centrality of climate change in science education. Using Polanyi's critique of market in capitalist societies, it positions…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Climate, Science Education, Social Change
