Science Curriculum for the Anthropocene, Volume 1: Complexity, Systems, and Sustainability Perspectives

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Anthropocene and Education
	What Is the Anthropocene?
	Planetary Drivers of Change
		Biodiversity Loss
		Overconsumption
		Climate Disruption
	Collective Action and Hopeful Effects
	Education and the Anthropocene
	References
Chapter 2: Science Curriculum and Sustainability
	Curriculum Concepts and Approaches
	Science Curriculum Approaches in the Twenty-First Century
	Sustainability and the Science Curriculum
	Beginning to Reconceptualize Science Curriculum
	References
Chapter 3: Systems, Complexity, and Curriculum
	Fundamental Principles of Systems
	Complexity Primer
	Examples of Complex Systems
	Complexity and Sustainability
	Educational Systems and Complex Systems
	Curriculum Theorizing and Complexity
	References
Chapter 4: Rethinking Science Curriculum-Making Using Complexity and Systems Thinking
	Complexity and Systems Thinking
	Systems Thinking Tools
		Elements and Variables
		Interconnectedness
		Purpose/Function
	Systems Thinking and Science Curriculum
		Elements in the Science Curriculum
		Interconnectedness and Science Curriculum
		Purpose of the Science Curriculum System
	Adaptive Science Curriculum
	Leverage Points as Designed Curriculum Adaptations
	Coda
	References
Chapter 5: Reconsidering Disciplinary Science Curriculum
	Introduction
	A Brief History of Knowledge Integration
	The Disciplining of Scientific Knowledge
	Disciplinary Characteristics of the Sciences
		Unity and Plurality in the Sciences
		Disciplinary Characteristics
	Integration of Disciplines and Education
		Approaches to Promoting Interdisciplinarity in Science Education
	References
Chapter 6: Reorienting Science Curriculum for the Anthropocene
	Illuminating the Path for Future Science Curriculum Making
	Models that We Can Build Upon
	References
Index