Inquire of the teaching identity of educators on Socio-Scientific Issues within the context of Climate Change.

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Published: Apr 7, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7737
Keywords:
climate change socioscientific issues teacher identity
Kallia Zarmpa
University of Crete
Athanasia Kokolaki
Emilia Michailidi
Abstract

This study explores the development of teachers' teaching identity in Social-Scientific Issues, specifically within the context of Climate Change. Ten active teachers are involved, with data collected through semi-structured interviews. Preliminary findings highlight the challenges teachers face in teaching SSIs, particularly due to uncertainties around the social aspects of science, as well as the opportunities created by the strong connection between SSIs and students' everyday lives. The final results are expected to identify the factors that shape and transform teaching identity in SSIs through the educational process.

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