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An activist orientation, as it is understood in the ‘STEPWISE’ approach, reveals the limitations of the current society (e.g., world ultraliberalism, capitalism, consumerism). We discuss here STEPWISE foundations for the emancipation of individuals and/or communities. STEPWISE promotes scientific education for students in postures of actors and researchers. Like the Socially Acute Questions (SAQ) approach, in which we identify similarities with the STEPWISE approach, an educational triple orientation is followed: scientific, social and political education.
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Simonneaux, L., Simonneaux, J. (2017). STEPWISE as a Vehicle for Scientific and Political Educ-action?. In: Bencze, L. (eds) Science and Technology Education Promoting Wellbeing for Individuals, Societies and Environments. Cultural Studies of Science Education, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55505-8_27
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