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Critical science education for the Anthropocene

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Abstract

The primary purpose of science education has been the subject of long-standing debate. Much of the contention has focused on whose interests science education should serve, and what and whose knowledge should count in science education. The unprecedented socioscientific and sociopolitical crises of the Anthropocene call for a new and more radical science education that diverts students from scientific reductionism and Cartesian dualism. This entry draws on scholarship in science education, critical theory, decolonial and anti-colonial theory and feminist theory to articulate a vision for critical, liberatory science education that is driven by pluriversality, collectivism, solidarity and ethics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElgar Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education
EditorsRavinder K. Sidhu, Yi’En Cheng, Johanna L. Waters
Place of PublicationCheltenham UK
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Chapter16
Pages59-63
Number of pages5
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781035315673
ISBN (Print)9781035315666
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Publication series

NameElgar Encyclopedias in Sociology series

Keywords

  • Anthropocene
  • Collectivism
  • Critical science education
  • Decolonial science
  • Ethics
  • Pluriversality

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