Paul Nnanyereugo Iwuanyanwu: Empowering STEM Thinkers Through Argumentation, Gebunden

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This book offers a comprehensive framework for cultivating critical, creative, and ethical minds in STEM education and practice. It argues that STEM competence goes beyond content mastery to include reasoning, collaboration, digital literacy, and responsible knowledge use. Across nine chapters, the volume explores STEM argumentation, ethical reasoning, design thinking, and networked learning. It introduces philosophical foundations, practical frameworks, and instructional strategies for addressing technological dilemmas, fostering scientific inquiry, and integrating engineering design thinking. The final chapter highlights connectivist learning and digital networks as spaces for collaboration and innovation. Designed for educators, researchers, and practitioners, this book provides conceptual clarity, pedagogical principles, and actionable insights to advance a human-centered vision for STEM education in an interconnected, rapidly evolving world.