Role of Moral Reasoning on Socioscientific Issues and Discourse in Science Education

Name: Role of Moral Reasoning on Socioscientific Issues and Discourse in Science Education
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ISBN: 9781402038556

ISBN-10: 1402038550

ISBN-13: 9781402038556

Edition: 2003

Authors: Dana L. Zeidler

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This book is the first in the field to directly address moral reasoning and socioscientific discourse. It provides a theoretical framework to rethink what a "functional view" of scientific literacy entails by examining how nature of science issues, classroom discourse issues, cultural issues, and science-technology-society-environment case-based issues contribute to developing habits of mind about socioscientific content. The philosophical, psychological and pedagogical considerations underpinning the role of moral reasoning and the status of socioscientific issues in science education have been succinctly expressed and elucidated in this book. Science teachers, teacher educators,…

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 3/9/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 311
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.222
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction




Moral Reasoning



The Role of Moral Reasoning and the Status of Socioscientific Issues in Science Education




Nature of Science Issues



Socioscientific Issues in Pre-college Science Classrooms




Exploring the Role of NOS Understandings in Decision-Making




Beliefs in the Nature of Science and Responses to Socioscientific Issues




Classroom Discourse Issues



The Role of Argument During Discourse about Socioscientific Issues




Integrating Science Education and Character Education




The Assessment of Argumentation and Explanation




Cultural Issues



Morality, Spirituality and Science in the Elementary Classroom




Recognizing and Solving Ethical Dilemmas in Diverse Science Classrooms




The Morality of Inclusive Verses Exclusive Settings




Science-Technology-Society-Environment Social and Case-Based Issues



Teaching Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) Education




Moral Reasoning and Case-based Approaches to Ethical Instruction in Science




Scientific Errors, Atrocities, and Blunders




Concluding Remarks



Unifying Themes in Moral Reasoning on Socioscientific Issues and Discourse



Notes on the Contributing Authors