Given the large variation in conceptualizations and enactment of K− 12 integrated STEM,
this paper puts forth a detailed conceptual framework for K− 12 integrated STEM education …

Many scholars suggest that recent major science education initiatives apparently tied to
intense economic competitiveness and growth have prioritized education about …

The socioscientific issues framework has proven to have a significant impact over the last
two decades on many areas related to the development of functional scientific literacy in …

While a mutually agreed-upon definition of STEM education remains elusive, there is no
doubt that instructional models and ideas put forward with the STEM label have had a …

This investigation examined how a 6 week environmental topics course that included place‐
based socioscientific issues (SSI) instruction in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) in the …

Carbon cycling is a key natural system that requires robust science literacy to understand
how and why climate change is occurring. Studies show that students tend to …

Preparing students to achieve the lofty goal of functional scientific literacy entails addressing
the normative and non‐normative facets of socioscientific issues (SSI) such as scientific …

The term “environmental education” is now approaching 60 years old and is well
established in education circles. There are journals, handbooks, curricula, and associations …

Science and technology are so intertwined that technoscience has been argued to more
accurately reflect the progress of science and its impact on society, and most socioscientific …

This study presents the results of a bibliometric scientific literacy analysis on science
education subjects. The main objectives of this study are (1) to analyze trends in scientific …