The Development of a STEAM Program about Global Energy with a Focus on Democratic Citizenship

What is it about?

This study explored democratic citizenship (DC) for students by developing eight different components of DC as a framework. The researchers employed this framework to examine what and how much DC is included in energy topic of science lab books as well as textbooks from K to 12 in Korea. The researchers found different DC components were included in lab books and textbooks at different grade levels and some components were not present at all. To help address the uneven distribution of these components, the researchers developed four DC inclusion STEAM books related to the topic of energy that were designed to foster rich DC learning experiences in school science. The researchers engaged 13 teachers as panelists in a validation process when developing the DC inclusive STEAM books. This study described the development and implementation of the DC framework for preparing supplemental science curriculum materials that can improve students’ appreciation for democratic citizenship.

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