Primary School Students Negotiate Climate Change as a Current Socioscientific Issue

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Published: Apr 1, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7778
Keywords:
climate change primary education socioscientific issues
Athanasia Kokolaki
Emily Michailidi
University of Crete
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1094-9407
Abstract

Climate change (CC) is a contemporary socioscientific issue (SSI) that requires action to address and adapt to its impacts. However, teaching CC as an SSI is limited, particularly in primary education. The purpose of the  study is to examine the content of dilemmas posed by primary school students regarding CC solutions. The participants of the study were 11 fifth-grade students who were initially  familiarized with CC scientific concepts and then were asked to formulate and analyze their dilemmas. Data was collected from students' worksheets. The results indicate that students raise dilemmas concerning their daily personal habits, ethical and social aspects.

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