Energy Efficiency in the 21st Century
Social Studies Research and Practice
ISSN: 1933-5415
Article publication date: 1 July 2007
Issue publication date: 1 July 2007
Abstract
In today’s world, citizens must use scientific information to make choices and knowledgeable decisions in many aspects of civic affairs involving their everyday lives. Issues related to energy resources are important to everyone, because energy use and misuse affects people’s lives. Citizens must be scientifically literate, informed, and active participants in their society in order to create fair and equitable energy policies for the present and the future. To begin to establish these policies in a society that is educated and concerned about energy, it is important that teachers link social studies and science issues about energy production and consumption. Social studies and science often are interwoven in education because many social issues relate to science topics.
Citation
Ogletree, G., Sunal, D.W., Sunal, C.S. and Woodbury, K. (2007), "Energy Efficiency in the 21st Century", Social Studies Research and Practice, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 286-297. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-02-2007-B0013
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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