An analysis of the educational significance of nanoscience and nanotechnology in scientific and technological literacy

dc.creator	Antti Laherto
dc.date	2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:06Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:06Z
dc.identifier	1450-104X
dc.identifier	2077-2327
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c835d6ceb5314eaaa6535d6023b45a7f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18207
dc.description	Due to the rapid development and growing societal role of nanoscience andnanotechnology (NST), these emerging fields are also growing ineducational importance. The demands for incorporating NST-related issuesinto curricula are often expressed with reference to the goals of scientificand technological literacy. This paper reports on a theoretical part of astudy that employs the Model of Educational Reconstruction to respond tothe perceived need for education in NST. The educational significance ofNST is scrutinised by analysing and synthesising two domains of literature:(i) recent conceptualisations of scientific and technological literacy, and (ii)studies on the nature and societal implications of nanoscale science andtechnology. Several social as well as epistemological aspects of NST areidentified, which render these fields especially interesting and relevant toscientific and technological literacy. The article suggests that scienceeducation in general could use NST as a subject matter in order to evokedialogue on important contemporary issues related to science, technology,and society, and to provide up-to-date views on the nature of science.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE)
dc.relation	http://www.icaseonline.net/sei/september2010/p3.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1450-104X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2077-2327
dc.source	Science Education International, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 160-175 (2010)
dc.subject	analysis of educational significance
dc.subject	nanoscience
dc.subject	nanotechnology
dc.subject	scientific literacy
dc.subject	technological literacy
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	An analysis of the educational significance of nanoscience and nanotechnology in scientific and technological literacy
dc.type	article