Research Projects
Get to know current projects of our group
How do teachers teach science through history when the histories spark potentially heated sociopolitical debates?
This project investigates how K-12 science teachers use the History of Science to connect scientific concepts to pressing sociopolitical issues like climate change and inequality in their classrooms. It explores the real-world experiences and strategies of teachers from multiple countries as they navigate these often controversial topics with students. The core aim is to understand how integrating science’s historical and social dimensions can help educators foster a more critical and socially engaged understanding of science in society.
Funded by SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2025-2027)
Team: Cristiano Barbosa de Moura (PI), Jesse Bazzul (Collab.), Rodrigo Lefebvre (RA), Maria Cristina Albuquerque (RA).
Toward Critical Science Education: A Delphi Study on Sociopolitical Priorities
This research employs a Delphi study to examine what experts (including international scholars, early-career researchers, and Canadian science teachers) propose as priorities for critical science education. The project identifies actionable priorities that integrate sociopolitical perspectives to support socioenvironmental justice/equity. It aims to develop an evidence-based Framework for Critical Science Education Priorities to inform curriculum development, teacher training, and science policy in response to rapid technoscience developments and urgent socioenvironmental challenges.
Funded by SSHRC – CIRTA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2026-2028)
Team: Majd Zouda (PI), Cristiano Barbosa de Moura (Supervisor/Co-PI)
