Science as “just opinion” – the significance for science education of emerging social media

Karen Marangio; Richard Gunstone

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42172-4_5

Science as “just opinion” – the significance for science education of emerging social media

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Abstract

New forms of and ways to access information, including “fake news”, proliferate on an unprecedented scale. While it is not unusual to see a variety of perspectives in the media, and while “fake science news” is not a new problem, the rise of misleading headlines and exaggerated news suggesting science is just one “opinion” puts science in danger of being seen as more flexible and unreliable than ever before. As science media and social media sites adjust and address these new twenty-first century challenges, there is great opportunity for science education to respond by promoting the core values of science and science communication in our society. This chapter begins to explore such opportunities for science education in schools.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Values in Science Education
Subtitle of host publication	The Shifting Sands
Editors	Deborah Corrigan, Cathy Buntting, Angela Fitzgerald, Alister Jones
Place of Publication	Cham Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	69-89
Number of pages	21
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030421724
ISBN (Print)	9783030421717
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42172-4_5
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

values in science education
changing values in science education
science news stories
science media analysis
science communication in school science
values of science

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Science as “just opinion” – the significance for science education of emerging social media. / Marangio, Karen ; Gunstone, Richard.
Values in Science Education: The Shifting Sands. ed. / Deborah Corrigan; Cathy Buntting; Angela Fitzgerald; Alister Jones. 1st. ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, 2020. p. 69-89.

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