Narratives and education : teaching about socio-scientific issues through fiction
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Αμπατζίδης, Γεώργιος
Αρμένη, Αναστασία
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Πρόγραμμα μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών «Δημιουργική γραφή», Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Abstract
Highlighting the potential of narratives to improve teaching and learning is a quite
recent educational trend. Supporters of the use of narratives in class argue that
they help to illustrate abstract concepts, motivate and engage learners. When
used in the science classroom, narratives are believed to support students to
develop critical thinking and decision-making skills that may enable them to
participate in debate about challenging socio-scientific issues. Our study concerns
whether it is actually feasible to create a science narration that could be used as
a door opener in getting students involved with the socio-scientific issues of (a)
bees (pollination and food production), and (b) vegetarianism (diet and nutrition).
We present a Sci-Fi short story about a world being attacked by plants and we
discuss how and why it may be used as a door opener narrative by educators who
intend to engage students in discussion about the socio-scientific issues of target.
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Narratives, Socio-scientific issues, Science fiction stories, Education