In the context of severe and worsening science teacher shortages in many countries and a body of literature reliant on retrospective accounts from those already teaching science, this paper explores ....

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Mechanistic reasoning is a powerful and vital approach for science students to explain scientific phenomena. Current research on students' mechanistic reasoning aims to enhance unpacking, that is, th....

Augmented reality (AR) is increasingly integrated into science education, yet the role of teacher support in fostering students' self-efficacy within AR-based inquiry learning remains underexplored. ...

Queer undergraduates describe a climate in STEM fields and classrooms that is both hostile to and silent on queer identities, leading to experiences of social exclusion, devaluation as a scientist, a...

Due to the far-reaching and life-threatening consequences of climate change, science education is becoming increasingly important for preparing students to become climate literate citizens. Climate l....

This agential realist narrative inquiry maps the entangled process of becoming-STEMM educator-with as it materialized through the implementation of a kindergarten unit on germs in a historically marg...

Navigating scientific uncertainty is essential for fostering curiosity and enhancing students' science learning. Dispositions toward Scientific Uncertainty Navigation (DSUN)—students' tendencies to t....

A growing interest in leveraging the arts, and particularly the performing arts, to disrupt prevailing paradigms in science education that uphold the mind–body divide and privilege the mind and think...

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Pre-service teachers often have limited opportunities to develop and reflect upon both their scientist and science teacher identities, and the relationships between them, likely limiting how they dra...

To realize a STEM learning ecosystem (NRC 2015), all collaborations and partnerships around science learning should be explored. This study uncovers teacher perspectives of a substantial, long-term, ...

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The current study explored how a professional development program for differentiated instruction in science education supported change in preservice teachers, following the Interconnected Model of Pr...

To commemorate NARST’s centennial in 2028, JRST is planning a special issue called “NARST Centennial Special Issue.” This special issue both honors and critiques the field’s past to celebrate its acco...