Research Review: Emergent science education for sustainability (Siraj-Blatchford)
Issue 23 | Page 5 | Published Jun 2022
Description
This article explores the concept of ‘emergence’, whereby the interactions in a ‘system’ lead to outcomes that are greater than their constituent parts. He considers emergence as both a way of explaining the need for systems thinking in science and sustainability, and also to explain the way that children learn, informing emergent science education.
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