26 s cience e ducator a framework for Socio-scientifi c Issues Based Education Abstract

Morgan L. Presley, M.S. Department of 
Learning, Teaching and Curriculum – Science 
Education Center, University of Missouri, 
303 Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211.
Aaron J. Sickel, Ph.D., Department of 
Teacher Education, Ohio University, 202 
McCracken Hall, Athens, OH 45701.
Nilay Muslu, M.Ed., Department of Learn-
ing, Teaching and Curriculum – Science 
Education Center, University of Missouri, 
303 Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211.
Dominike Merle-Johnson, Ph.D., De-
partment of Geology, Grand Valley State 
University, Allendale, MI 49401.
Stephen B. Witzig, Ph.D., Department 
of Science, Technology, Engineering & 
Mathematics (STEM) Education, Univer-
sity of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 200 Mill 
Road, Suite 30, Fairhaven, MA 02719.
Kemal Izci, Ph.D., Department of 
Learning, Teaching and Curriculum – 
Science Education Center, University of 
Missouri, 303 Townsend Hall, Columbia, 
MO 65211.
Troy D. Sadler, Ph.D., Department of Learn-
ing, Teaching and Curriculum – Science Ed-
ucation Center, University of Missouri, 303 
Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211. Cor-
respondence concerning this article should 
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882-3544 Email: [e-mail]