
Utskrift från Malmö universitet - mau.se
Utskrift från Malmö universitet - mau.se
Publication | BookChapter |
Title | Adressing complexity in Science|Environment|Health pedagogy |
Author | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Editor | McLoughlin, Eilish ; Finlayson, Odilla E. ; Erduran, Sibel ; Childs, Peter |
Date | 2019 |
English abstract | |
This paper aims to discuss complexity as a key feature for understanding the role of science knowledge in environmental and health contexts – a core issue in Science|Environment|Health pedagogy. Complex systems are, in principle, not predictable. In different contexts, ephemeral mechanisms produce different, sometimes completely unexpected results. The “art of decision making” in complex contexts is to take scientific knowledge into account, but to interpret its meaning in terms of concrete complex contexts. This is illustrated by four empirical studies on Science|Environment|Health issues, presented midway through this paper. The findings underscore the importance of introducing complexity issues into science education. Not only are all the grand health and environmental challenges of our times highly complex, but there is also evidence that introducing complexity into science education may motivate many students for science learning and change practice in science classrooms. Truly appreciating the role of complexity in Science|Environment|Health pedagogy is likely to raise future citizens who understand the delicate relation between predictability and uncertainty and to empower them for wise decisions about societal and personal well-being. | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17219-0_10 (link to publisher's fulltext.) |
Publisher | Springer |
Host/Issue | Bridging Research and Practice in Science Education : Selected Papers from the ESERA 2017 Conference |
Series/Issue | Contributions from Science Education Research;6 |
ISSN | 2213-3623 |
ISBN | 978-3-030-17219-0 |
Language | eng (iso) |
Subject | Science|Environment|Health pedagogy SEH pedagogy SEH STSEH pedagogy Science-Technology-Society-Environment-Health STSE science education environmental education health education context health environment technology complexity complexity-based science education complex systems complex issues ethical-political dilemmas decision making scientific literacy environmental literacy health literacy PARRISE SSIBL Inquiry Based Science Education Socio-Scientific Issues citizenship education risk risk education nanotechnology nanotech nano nanoparticles life-cycle analysis conflict analysis teacher identity teacher role Teacher Professional Development TPD teaching complex issues miljöundervisning miljödidaktik hälsoundervisning hälsodidaktik Humanities/Social Sciences Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS |
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