Argumentation in Science Education [electronic resource] : Perspectives from Classroom-Based Research / edited by Sibel Erduran, María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre : Perspectives from Classroom-Based Rese

Educational researchers are bound to see this as a timely work. It brings together the work of leading experts in argumentation in science education. It presents research combining theoretical and empirical perspectives relevant for secondary science classrooms. Since the 1990s, argumentation studies have increased at a rapid pace, from stray papers to a wealth of research exploring ever more sophisticated issues. It is this fact that makes this volume so crucial.