Global North and South dialogues and democratic possibilities in science education: Interview with Professor Dr. Ralph Levinson

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/rvc.e024016

Keywords:

ocio-scientific controversies, research-based learning, denialism, democracy, North-South relations

Abstract

In this interview, Professor Dr. Ralph Levinson (University College of London) addresses important issues in his experience as a science educator and teacher educator. Among the topics covered are the definition of socio-scientific controversies, research-based teaching, denialism, democracy and global North-South issues in school and teacher education curriculum.

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Author Biographies

Ralph Levinson, University College London - UCL

Doutor em Filosofia.

Daniel Prim Janning, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Doutorando em Educação Cientí­fica e Tecnológica, Mestre em Educação Cientí­fica e Tecnológica, Licenciado em Ciências Biológicas

Fabiana Aparecida de Carvalho, Maringá State University - UEM

Doutora em Educação para a Ciência e o Ensino de Matemática, Mestra em Educação, Graduação em Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas

Michel Soares Caurio, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Doutorando em Educação Cientí­fica e Tecnológica, Mestre em Educação em Ciências, Graduação em Licenciatura en Ciências Biológicas

Suzani Cassiani, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Doutora em Educação, Mestre em Educação, Graduação em Ciências Biológicas

References

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AMOS, R.; LEVINSON, R. Socio-scientific inquiry-based learning: An approach for engaging with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals through school science. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, London, v. 11, n. 1, p. 29-49, 2019. https://doi.org/10.18546/IJDEGL.11.1.03

LEVINSON, R. Introducing socio-scientific inquiry based learning (SSIBL). School Science Review, London, v. 100, n. 371, p. 31-35, 2018.

WHEELDON, R.; ATKINSON, R.; DAWES, A; LEVINSON, R. Do high school chemistry examinations inhibit deeper level understanding of dynamic reversible chemical reactions? Research in Science & Technological Education, London, v. 30, n. 2, p. 107-130, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2012.692362

Published

2024-10-25

How to Cite

Levinson, R., Daniel Prim, Carvalho, F. A. de, Caurio, M. S., & Cassiani, S. (2024). Global North and South dialogues and democratic possibilities in science education: Interview with Professor Dr. Ralph Levinson . Vitruvian Cogitationes, 5(2), e024016. https://doi.org/10.4025/rvc.e024016