This volume gathers contributions from Latin American science education researchers, covering topics such as science teaching and learning; discourse analysis and argumentation in science education; history, philosophy and sociology of science in science teaching; and science education in non-formal settings.

Preface Notes on Contributors Part 1: An Introduction to Science Education Research in South and Latin America 1 Science Education Research in Brazil: Historical Aspects, Researchers’ Representations, and the State of the Art  Maria José P. M. de Almeid and Roberto Nardi 2 Science Education Research Methods in Latin America over the Last Decade  Ileana María Greca and Flávia Maria Teixeira dos Santos 3 Science and Technology in Contemporary Science Education in Brazil  José André Peres Angotti, José de Pinho Alves Filho and Walter Antonio Bazzo 4 Science Education Research in South America: Social Cohesion and Cultural Diversity  Adela Molina Andrade Part 2: Teaching and Learning Science 5 Emotions, Feelings, and Conceptualizations in the Didactics of Physics  Maria Rita Otero and Maria de los Angeles Fanaro 6 Teaching the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics in High School: A Didactic and Cognitive Analysis of a Sequence of Situations  Maria de los Angeles Fanaro and María Rita Otero Part 3: Teaching Science and Teacher Education 7 Studies of the Production of Innovative Educational Materials through Teacher Education in Brazil  Anna Maria Pessoa de Carvalho, Deise Miranda Vianna and Lúcia Helena Sasseron 8 Labwork and Science Teacher Education: An Experience in a Latin American Country  María Maite Andrés 9 Research on Colombian Science Teachers’ Education: A Review  Rómulo Gallego Badillo, Royman Pérez Miranda, Adriana Patricia Gallego Torres and Deisy Baracaldo Guzmán Part 4: Discourse Analysis and Argumentation in Science Education 10 Student Participation in Science Classroom Discourse: Research in Latin America  Antonia Candela 11 Turning Points in Communicative Approaches to Science Classroom Discourse  Eduardo Fleury Mortimer and Phil Scott 12 Analyzing Discursive Interactions in the Context of Evolution Teaching with a Conceptual Profile of Adaptation  Claudia Sepulveda, Eduardo Fleury Mortimer and Charbel N. El-Hani 13 Argumentation from Toulmin’s Perspective in Teaching Science  Marta A. Pesa, Stella M. Islas, Silvia del Valle Bravo and Celia Medina 14 Science Textbooks: A Discursive Perspective  Isabel Martins Part 5: The History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science in Science Teaching 15 The History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science in Science Teaching  André Ferrer P. Martins 16 History, Didactics, and the Transformation of Scientific Content: Epistemological Surveillance and Science Education Commitments  Maurício Pietrocola, Elio Ricardo and Thaís Forato 17 Contributions to the Nature of Science: Scientific Investigation as Inquiry, Modeling, and Argumentation  Agustín Adúriz-Bravo 18 The History of Science and Science Education: Tools for Practice and Research in Schools  Nelio Bizzo 19 The History and Philosophy of Chemistry (HPC) in Teaching and in the Professional Development of Teachers: Contributions to the Debate from Science Education Research  Mario Quintanilla Gatica 20 Contributions to Physics Education from the History and Philosophy of Science  Irene Arriassecq and Verónica Guridi Part 6: Science Education in Non-Formal Settings 21 Non-Formal Education in South America: A Preliminary View  Julian Betancourt Mellizo 22 Science Education Research in Science and Technology Museums in Brazil  Martha Marandino and Guaracira Gouvêa 23 Reconstructing Our Images of the World: The Fundamental Task of Non-Formal Science Education  César Carrillo Trueba Index