Scientific Citizenship: Understanding student knowledge, motivations, and beliefs
Developing the knowledge, skills, and motivation to engage in appropriate pro-environmental action is a cornerstone of environmental education. Educators can support students in becoming scientifically minded citizens through focusing on activities that deepen environmentally related knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Research that examines how and why young people engage in scientific citizenship, and using those data to inform curriculum design, can encourage action on important socio-scientific issues in school settings and beyond.