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Fostering scientific literacy in citizens is one of the main goals in science education, which includes higher-thinking abilities such as critical thinking skills and creativity, and it contributes to active participation in a knowledge-based, open society. Recently, education for sustainable development (ESD) has been considered as a critical strategy for solving unsustainable issues in the world such as climate change and biodiversity, which stresses complexity and harmony among the social, economic and environmental perspectives on those issues.
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Kim, HB., Lee, SK. (2012). Fostering Creativity and Sustainability through the 2009 Science Curriculum in Korea. In: Kim, M., Diong, C.H. (eds) Biology Education for Social and Sustainable Development. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-927-5_38
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