Developing Science Literacy in the 21st Century

Keri-Anne Croce, Towson UniversityJonah Firestone, Washington State University

• Chapter 1. Defining what it means to develop science literacy; Keri-Anne Croce and Jonah B. Firestone.Chapter 2. Understanding science and decision-making: What does science literacy have to do with it? Keri-Anne Croce and Marcia J. Watson-Vandiver.Chapter 3. Science literacy as a social interactional inquiry process; Huili Hong, Karin Keith, and Renee Rice Moran.Chapter 4. Assessment and science literacy: Approaches for educators; Keri-Anne Croce and Debra Goodman.Chapter 5. Utilizing project-based learning to enhance science literacy; Bridget Miller, Christie Martin, and Lucy Spence.Chapter 6. Realism, immersion, and interactivity: The effects of virtual reality on students' science scientific writing; Richard Lamb, Elisabeth Etopio, Jonah B. Firestone, Jacqueline Zeder, and Brian Hand.Chapter 7. Lead in the water, Blood on the leaves: A systematic overview of scientific misuse and malpractice in African communities and social justice call to action; Marcia J. Watson-Vandiver.Chapter 8. Developing science literacy in schools and colleges in Mumbai; Sonali Raje, Ankush Gupta, Savita Ladage and Lakshmy Ravishankar.Chapter 9. What is the future for science literacy? Keri-Anne Croce and Jonah B. Firestone.