Cross-curricular goals and raising the relevance of science educationShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Cognitive and Affective Aspects in Science Education Research - selected papers from the ESERA 2015 conference / [ed] Kaisa Hahl, Kalle Juuti, Jarkko Lampiselkä, Jari Lavonen, Anna Uitto, Springer, 2017, p. 297-307Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
‘Relevance’ is one of the most commonly used terms when it comes to reforms in science education. The term is used in manifold ways. It can be understood – among other things – as meeting an interest, fulfilling needs or contributing to intellectual development. Many components of relevant science education go beyond single contents and concepts; many challenges are tied to cross-curricular goals. Specifically, when it comes to the societal and vocational relevance of science education, many demands can only be met when we develop corresponding skills across disciplines and grade levels. This chapter focuses on a set of such cross-curricular goals from a chemistry education perspective, namely, education for sustainability, critical media literacy, innovation competence, vocational orientation and employability. It relates them to the idea of relevant chemistry and science education. Directions for research and curriculum development will be suggested that emerge from taking into account cross-curricular goals on the science curriculum more thoroughly.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2017. p. 297-307
Series
Contributions from Science Education Research, ISSN 2213-3623 ; 3
Keywords [en]
relevance, scientific literacy, cross-curricular goals, sustainability, Education for Sustainability (EfS), chemical oppression, action competence, critical media literacy, innovation competence, career orientation, employability, chemistry education, kemididaktik, naturvetenskapernas didaktik, utbildningsmål, relevant undervisningsinnehåll
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-9699DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58685-4_22ISI: 000455763400022Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85069812268Local ID: 23131ISBN: 978-3-319-58684-7 ISBN: 978-3-319-58685-4 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-9699DiVA, id: diva2:1406731
2020-02-282020-02-282024-06-17Bibliographically approved