Physics Education and STSE: Perspectives From the Literature

Abstract

Science, technology, society, and environment (STSE) education has recently received attention in educational research, policy, and science curricular development. Fewer strides have been made in examining the connections between STSE education and learning/teaching physics. Examples of moving STSE theory into practice within a physics classroom can be found in the educational literature and are alluded to the physics literature. This article examines the literature on connecting STSE to physics and attempting to find relevancy for students learning the science from educationalists’ and physicists’ perspectives.