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Let’s save the bees! An environmental activism initiative in elementary school
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Science education research emphasizes the need to engage students in socio-scientific issues, empowering them to act in a substantiated manner. This study aims to understand the potential of a collective action initiative, focused on the decreasing honey production issue, and on the students’ empowerment for action. A qualitative research methodology was used with an interpretative stance. The participants were 26 3rd grade students and their teacher. Data was collected from the students written documents, and through an interview with the teacher. Results show that students’ engagement in collective action focused on the decreasing honey production issue, required them to mobilize their scientific knowledge to support their actions, as well as the development of several other competences. Students also became aware of the importance, for every citizen, to substantiate their knowledge in order to act, that acting is crucial to overcome issues that may persist and impact future generations, and that only by engaging in action can change take place. Another highlight was the students’ strong engagement in collective action, allowing them to raise awareness this issue in their local community.
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Activism Ativismo Science education Educação em Ciências Scientific literacy Literacia científica Alfabetização científica Socio-scientific issues Controvérsias sociocientíficas Questões sociocientíficas
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Citação
Baptista, M., Reis, P., & Andrade, V. (2018). Let’s save the bees! An environmental activism initiative in elementary school. Visions for sustainability, 9, 41-48. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13135/2384-8677/2772
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IRIS - Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Sustainability