Research in Science Education

Science education as a professional field has been changing rapidly in the 21st century. Scholars, administrators, practitioners, and students preparing to become teachers of science are challenged to keep abreast of relevant, applicable knowledge concerning science teaching and learning research, leadership, policy, and curricula. The research literature available reports a broad spectrum of diverse science education research, making the search for useful, original, data-supported emerging information on a specific issue time consuming and difficult to obtain. 

The RISE research book series assists professionals at all levels in accessing a comprehensive, timely, and valid source of knowledge from the emerging body of research, theory, policy, and practice in their fields. This unique body of knowledge can inform researchers about emerging trends in research, research procedures, and technological assistance in key areas of science education. It can assist administrators and policy makers in need of information about specific areas in which they make key decisions. RISE also supports science teachers and students in becoming aware of emerging knowledge about urgent issues of policy, and best practice in their classroom science teaching. 

Each RISE volume in the series presents refereed, scholarly, and accessible reports and reviews of research, theory, and/or policy in a specific area of science education, K-16. Theme topics covered in a volume are determined from currently emerging issues and trends, as well as generative themes related to emerging research findings and theory. Published volumes will include empirical original studies, policy analysis, literature reviews and positing of theoretical and conceptual bases.