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John Lawrence Bencze

John Lawrence (Larry) Bencze (PhD, MSc, BSc, BEd) is an Associate Professor Emeritus in Science Education at the University of Toronto, Canada (1998-present). Prior to this role, he worked for fifteen years as a science teacher and as a science education consultant in Ontario, Canada. His research programme emphasizes critical analyses — drawing on history, philosophy, sociology, etc. — of science and technology, explicit teaching about problematic power relations and student-led research-informed and negotiated socio-political actions to address personal, social and environmental harms associated with fields of science and technology.

Building Networks for Critical and Altruistic Science Education

Building Networks for Critical and Altruistic Science Education

This edited volume provides theory-based accounts, often with practical examples, of how educators from various jurisdictions in elementary, secondary, and tertiary formal education contexts, as well as community-based situations, have helped students critically evaluate the relationships among science, technology (STEM), society, and the environment.

Building Networks for Critical and Altruistic Science Education

Building Networks for Critical and Altruistic Science Education

This edited volume provides theory-based accounts, often with practical examples, of how educators from various jurisdictions in elementary, secondary, and tertiary formal education contexts, as well as community-based situations, have helped students critically evaluate the relationships among science, technology (STEM), society, and the environment.