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Science, Society and Sustainability: Education and Empowerment for an Uncertain World

Contributor(s): Gray, Donald (Editor), Colucci-Gray, Laura (Editor), Camino, Elena (Editor)

ISBN: 9780415995955

Publisher: Routledge

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Pub Date: June 29, 2009

Dewey: 507.1

LCCN: 2009000559

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.63" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 1.10 lbs) 224 pages

Series: Routledge Research in Education

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Description:

Drawing on experiences of interdisciplinary dialogue and practice in a higher education context, this book illustrates how reformulating the agenda in science and technology can have a revolutionary impact on learning and teaching in the classroom at all levels.

Review Quotes:

"This exceptional study will interest scholars in education, science, technology and society, and those looking to further deliberative democracy and civic participation in their students."--International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

"Taken as a whole, [this book] is a valuable contribution to the growing collection of scholarship on postnormal science and offers a provocative vision of how education could become sustainable and, in turn, become a tool for fostering sustainability in science and society."--Science Education

"If you are interested in promoting...crucial reform in the current education system, this book is recommended reading. If you happen to be a science teacher, you might consider it a must-read."--Journal of Sustainability Education

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