Addressing Wicked Problems through Science Education: The Role of Out-of-School Experiences

This book discusses a number of ways in which out—of—school science education can uniquely engage learners with ‘wicked’ global problems such as biodiversity loss and climate change. The idea for the volume originated in discussions among members of the ESERA special interest group on "Science Education in Out—of—School contexts". It emerged from these discussions that out—of—school institutions and experiences offer opportunities for critical engagement in wicked problems that go far beyon...