Rethinking Science Education in Latin-America: Diversity and Equity for Latin American Students in Science Education

It critically analysis existing literature, from the field to guide future research. It discusses various research projects developed in Latin America as examples for researchers and educators. It provides guidelines to improve science teaching and learning processes at school level. By bringing together the main contributions of the region to this project, it allows findings to be accessible to non-Spanish speaking readers. This book provides contextualized insight into the main topics in the field, rethinking science education in Latin-America and identifying reform efforts. It is of interest to teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and policy makers.