This book is part I of a two-volume set that offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach of Ethics in Science Education, including contributions from leading authors across various countries and cultural contexts. Through theoretical reflections and empirical studies, the chapters approach topics such as the anthropocene, climate and biodiversity crisis, ecopedagogy, virtues, and animal ethics. The common thread to all chapters is their attempt to answer the following question: How can ethical development within science education lead to personal and socioenvironmental transformations? By emphasizing the importance of ethics and the cultivation of ethical virtues in the field of science education, this book aims to inspire anyone interested in the adoption of a value-ethical-driven approach to socioenvironmental action, fostering more just and sustainable societies. It serves as a vital resource for anyone engaged in the quest for solutions to today’s pressing socioenvironmental challenges, especially science education researchers, science teachers, and activists.

Nei Nunes-Neto is an associate professor at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Grande Dourados (Brazil). His research, teaching, and outreach activities focus on environmental and science education, environmental ethics, and philosophy of biology, and especially in the development of innovative educational methods for socioenvironmental action and ethical development of individuals and communities.

Giuliano Reis is an associate professor of Science Education at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education (Canada). His research is qualitative in nature (discourse analysis) and he is interested in science and environmental education in diverse learning settings. His previous publications with Springer include International Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Environmental Education: A Reader (2018) and Sociocultural Perspectives on Youth Ethical Consumerism (2018).