1,173
Views
52
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Socio‐scientific issues in science education: implications for the professional development of teachers

&
Pages 171-192 | Published online: 15 Aug 2006

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (16)

Lisa M. Marco-Bujosa, Katherine L. McNeill & Audrey A. Friedman. (2024) An Exploration of Beginning Science Teacher Orientations Toward Social Justice: “What Does It Mean to Teach?”. Journal of Science Teacher Education 35:4, pages 343-362.
Read now
Athanasia Kokolaki & Dimitris Stavrou. (2023) Pre-Service Primary Teachers Develop Teaching Artifacts on Contemporary Socioscientific Issues. Journal of Science Teacher Education 34:3, pages 287-306.
Read now
Ma. Glenda Lopez Wui, Jie Zhang, Jackie Eunjung Relyea, Sissy S. Wong & Rosa Nam. (2023) The intersection of perceptions of classroom openness with civic engagement among young urban adolescents in science classroom. Applied Developmental Science 27:1, pages 34-47.
Read now
Patricia J. Friedrichsen, Li Ke, Troy D. Sadler & Laura Zangori. (2021) Enacting Co-Designed Socio-Scientific Issues-Based Curriculum Units: A Case of Secondary Science Teacher Learning. Journal of Science Teacher Education 32:1, pages 85-106.
Read now
Tuomas Aivelo & Anna Uitto. (2019) Teachers’ choice of content and consideration of controversial and sensitive issues in teaching of secondary school genetics. International Journal of Science Education 41:18, pages 2716-2735.
Read now
Ayhan Cinici. (2016) Balancing the pros and cons of GMOs: socio-scientific argumentation in pre-service teacher education. International Journal of Science Education 38:11, pages 1841-1866.
Read now
Marlen Goldschmidt, Franz-Josef Scharfenberg & Franz X. Bogner. (2016) Instructional efficiency of different discussion approaches in an outreach laboratory: Teacher-guided versus student-centered. The Journal of Educational Research 109:1, pages 27-36.
Read now
Stephen P. Day & Tom G. K. Bryce. (2013) The Benefits of Cooperative Learning to Socio-scientific Discussion in Secondary School Science. International Journal of Science Education 35:9, pages 1533-1560.
Read now
Dana Viorica Diaconu, Judy Radigan, Milijana Suskavcevic & Carolyn Nichol. (2012) A Multi-Year Study of the Impact of the Rice Model Teacher Professional Development on Elementary Science Teachers. International Journal of Science Education 34:6, pages 855-877.
Read now
Malin Ideland, Claes Malmberg & Mikael Winberg. (2011) Culturally Equipped for Socio‐Scientific Issues? A comparative study on how teachers and students in mono‐ and multiethnic schools handle work with complex issues. International Journal of Science Education 33:13, pages 1835-1859.
Read now
StephenP. Day & TomG. K. Bryce. (2011) Does the Discussion of Socio‐Scientific Issues require a Paradigm Shift in Science Teachers' Thinking?. International Journal of Science Education 33:12, pages 1675-1702.
Read now
Tony Lawson. (2011) Sustained classroom observation: what does it reveal about changing teaching practices?. Journal of Further and Higher Education 35:3, pages 317-337.
Read now
Hyunju Lee & KlausG. Witz. (2009) Science Teachers' Inspiration for Teaching Socio‐scientific Issues: Disconnection with reform efforts. International Journal of Science Education 31:7, pages 931-960.
Read now
Jenny Lewis & David Slingsby. (2008) Research in biological education: alive and well in Europe. Journal of Biological Education 42:2, pages 51-52.
Read now
Silvia Alcaraz-Dominguez, Yael Shwartz & Mario Barajas. SSI-based instruction by secondary school teachers: what really happens in class?. International Journal of Science Education 0:0, pages 1-19.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (36)

Valeria Cabello, Carmen Gloria Zúñiga, Cesar Amador Valbuena, Franklin Manrique, María Jesús Albarrán & Ana Moncada-Arce. (2024) "We are not being taught sustainable citizenship!". LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education 12:2.
Crossref
Moritz Krell, Carola Garrecht & Nina Minkley. (2023) Preservice Biology Teachers’ Socioscientific Argumentation: Analyzing Structural and Content Complexity in the Context of a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 22:1, pages 121-141.
Crossref
Carla M. Firetto, Emily Starrett & Michelle E. Jordan. (2023) Embracing a culture of talk: STEM teachers’ engagement in small-group discussions about photovoltaics. International Journal of STEM Education 10:1.
Crossref
Emil Eidin & Yael Shwartz. (2023) From Ideal to Practical—A Design of Teacher Professional Development on Socioscientific Issues. Sustainability 15:14, pages 11394.
Crossref
Hyunju Lee. (2022) Pedagogical and Epistemological Challenges of Pre-Service Science Teachers Teaching Socioscientific Issues. Asia-Pacific Science Education 8:2, pages 301-330.
Crossref
Gülşah GÜRKAN & Sibel KAHRAMAN. (2022) Trends of the last 20 years of Postgraduate Theses in the Field of Science Education related to Biotechnological concepts in Turkey: A Content AnalysisTürkiye’de Biyoteknolojik kavramlarla ilişkili Fen Bilimleri Eğitimi Alanında Lisansüstü Tezlerin son 20 yıllık eğilimleri: Bir İçerik Analizi. Bartın Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 11:2, pages 307-327.
Crossref
Travis T. Fuchs & Yuen Sze Michelle Tan. (2022) Frameworks Supporting Socially Responsible Science Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implementation. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education 22:1, pages 9-27.
Crossref
Mustafa Sami Topçu, Nejla Atabey & Ayşe Çiftçi. 2022. Innovative Approaches to Socioscientific Issues and Sustainability Education. Innovative Approaches to Socioscientific Issues and Sustainability Education 135 158 .
Jessica S. C. Leung & Maurice M. W. Cheng. 2022. Innovative Approaches to Socioscientific Issues and Sustainability Education. Innovative Approaches to Socioscientific Issues and Sustainability Education 33 50 .
Vineta Silkane & Agnese Davidsone. 2022. Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era. Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era 602 613 .
Agung W. Subiantoro & David F. Treagust. (2020) Development and validation of an instrument for assessing high-school students’ perceptions of socio-scientific issues-based learning in biology. Learning Environments Research 24:2, pages 223-237.
Crossref
Ali Yiğit Kutluca. (2021) An investigation of elementary teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for socioscientific argumentation: The effect of a learning and teaching experience. Science Education 105:4, pages 743-775.
Crossref
Ganime Şule AYDIN, Deniz SARIBAŞ, Dilek ÖZALP & Şirin YILMAZ. (2021) Biyoloji Öğretmenlerinin Sosyo-Bilimsel Konuların Öğretimine Yönelik Görüşlerinin İncelenmesiExploring Biology Teachers’ Views on Teaching Socio-Scientific Issues. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 17:1, pages 161-181.
Crossref
Licui Chen & Sihan Xiao. (2021) Perceptions, challenges and coping strategies of science teachers in teaching socioscientific issues: A systematic review. Educational Research Review 32, pages 100377.
Crossref
Isha DeCoito. 2021. Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts. Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts 95 115 .
Hamdi KARAKAŞ. (2020) PRESENTATION OF SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS TO STUDENTS BY USING ARGUMENTATION PROCESSFEN BİLİMLERİ DERSLERİNDE SOSYOBİLİMSEL KONULARIN ARGÜMANTASYON SÜRECİ KULLANILARAK ÖĞRENCİLERE SUNULMASI. Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi 8:23, pages 409-427.
Crossref
Nikolas K Knowles & Isha DeCoito. (2018) Biomedical engineering undergraduate education: A Canadian perspective. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education 48:2, pages 119-139.
Crossref
Hamdi KARAKAŞ & Rabia SARIKAYA. (2020) Çevre-Enerji Konularına Yönelik Gerçekleştirilen Argümantasyon Temelli Öğretimin Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının Argüman Oluşturabilmelerine Etkisi. Pamukkale University Journal of Education 48, pages 346-373.
Crossref
Melina Furman, Inés Taylor, Mariana Luzuriaga & María Eugenia Podestá. 2020. Science Teacher Education for Responsible Citizenship. Science Teacher Education for Responsible Citizenship 133 151 .
Tali Tal, Rachel Levin-Peled & Keren S. Levy. (2019) Teacher views on inquiry-based learning: the contribution of diverse experiences in the outdoor environment. Innovation and Education 1:1.
Crossref
Lisa Steffensen & Ragnhild Hansen. 2019. Demokratisk danning i skolen. Demokratisk danning i skolen 203 226 .
Hyunju Lee & Jung-eun Yang. (2017) Science Teachers Taking their First Steps toward Teaching Socioscientific Issues through Collaborative Action Research. Research in Science Education 49:1, pages 51-71.
Crossref
Marie-Claude Bernard & Manon Albert. (2018) Intégration d’enjeux relatifs au vivant en classe : points de vue d’enseignants et d’enseignantes en biologie au QuébecIntegrating socio-scientific issues in biology classrooms: the point of view of Québec’s college teachers. RDST:18, pages 79-102.
Crossref
강경희. (2018) Analysis of Argument Structure presented in Pre-service Biology Teachers’ Writing on Socio-Scientific Issue. BIOLOGY EDUCATION 46:1, pages 55-62.
Crossref
Hakan Türkmen, Esin Pekmez & Murat Saglam. (2017) Fen Öğretmen Adaylarının Sosyo-Bilimsel Konular Hakkındaki Düşünceleri. Ege Eğitim Dergisi 18:2, pages 448-475.
Crossref
Nilay Ozturk & Ozgul Yilmaz-Tuzun. (2016) Preservice Science Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and Informal Reasoning Regarding Socioscientific Issues. Research in Science Education 47:6, pages 1275-1304.
Crossref
Ahmet Kilinc, Umit Demiral & Tezcan Kartal. (2017) Resistance to dialogic discourse in SSI teaching: The effects of an argumentation‐based workshop, teaching practicum, and induction on a preservice science teacher. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 54:6, pages 764-789.
Crossref
David S. Senchina. (2017) Disease outbreaks as vehicles for exploring ‘engaged citizen’ themes through a course on the history of infectious diseases. FEMS Microbiology Letters 364:1, pages fnw242.
Crossref
Hyunju Lee. (2016) Conceptualization of an SSI-PCK Framework for Teaching Socioscientific Issues. Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education 36:4, pages 539-550.
Crossref
Hani Sewilam, Orla McCormack, Marlene Mader & Mohamed Abdel Raouf. (2014) Introducing education for sustainable development into Egyptian schools. Environment, Development and Sustainability 17:2, pages 221-238.
Crossref
Tom G. K. Bryce & Stephen P. Day. (2014) Scepticism and the science of global warming: a rejoinder. Cultural Studies of Science Education 9:4, pages 1025-1037.
Crossref
Margareta Ekborg, Christina Ottander, Eva Silfver & Shirley Simon. (2012) Teachers’ Experience of Working with Socio-scientific Issues: A Large Scale and in Depth Study. Research in Science Education 43:2, pages 599-617.
Crossref
Christina Ottander & Margareta Ekborg. (2011) Students’ Experience of Working with Socioscientific Issues - a Quantitative Study in Secondary School. Research in Science Education 42:6, pages 1147-1163.
Crossref
E. Ramganesh & S. Amutha. (2011) Impact of Multimedia based Instructional Design on the college students. i-manager's Journal of Educational Technology 8:1, pages 29-34.
Crossref
T. G. K. Bryce. (2010) Sardonic science? The resistance to more humanistic forms of science education. Cultural Studies of Science Education 5:3, pages 591-612.
Crossref
Karen Kerr. 2010. Coteaching in International Contexts. Coteaching in International Contexts 151 171 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.