TY - CHAP
T1 - Wicked Problems and Out-of-School Science Education
T2 - Implications for Practice and Research
AU - Achiam, Marianne
AU - Glackin, Melissa
AU - Dillon, Justin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This final chapter synthesises the findings from the preceding contributions. Whilst the chapters have explored wicked problems across a broad range of settings and diversity of situations, several coherent themes that collectively characterise how out-of-school-science experiences can critically and uniquely engage learners with wicked problems are presented. The emerging themes include science alone cannot provide the answers, a diversity of voices are required, time and timing are factors and place-based perspective offers tangible narratives. From this synthesis, we set out the key messages for teachers, educators/facilitators, teacher educators and curriculum developers. Importantly, this includes a call for a (re)emphasis on the necessity for people to explore their own beliefs related to wicked problems. Finally, we, as editors, set out in this chapter a forward-looking research agenda to build knowledge of education addressing wicked problems.
AB - This final chapter synthesises the findings from the preceding contributions. Whilst the chapters have explored wicked problems across a broad range of settings and diversity of situations, several coherent themes that collectively characterise how out-of-school-science experiences can critically and uniquely engage learners with wicked problems are presented. The emerging themes include science alone cannot provide the answers, a diversity of voices are required, time and timing are factors and place-based perspective offers tangible narratives. From this synthesis, we set out the key messages for teachers, educators/facilitators, teacher educators and curriculum developers. Importantly, this includes a call for a (re)emphasis on the necessity for people to explore their own beliefs related to wicked problems. Finally, we, as editors, set out in this chapter a forward-looking research agenda to build knowledge of education addressing wicked problems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135569690&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-74266-9_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-74266-9_12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85135569690
T3 - Contributions from Science Education Research
SP - 229
EP - 237
BT - Contributions from Science Education Research
PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
ER -