Socioscientific issues: Theory and practice

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Science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge development during enactment of socioscientific curriculum materials (2019, background): “Designed materials are aligned with SSI theoretical and practical foci regarding the nature of context, role of teacher and students, practices (discourse, argumentation, and critical thinking) and the integration of science content (Zeidler & Nichols, 2009).”
A Conceptual Analysis of Perspective Taking in Support of Socioscientific Reasoning (2019, methodology): “By emphasizing the “messiness” of decision-making in real-world issues (Zeidler & Keefer, 2003) thereby activating cognitive and moral dissonance (Zeidler & Nichols, 2009), students not only become better prepared to engage in these issues as adults through experiences in negotiation and conflict…”
Developing Character and Values for Global Citizens: Analysis of pre-service science teachers’ moral reasoning on socioscientific issues (2012, background): “We call these types of issues socioscientific issues (SSIs) due to their complex and multifaceted nature (Zeidler, 2003; Zeidler & Nichols, 2009).”