Foreward, Glen S. Aikenhead.- Chapter 1. Situating Socio-scientific Issues in Classrooms as a Means of Achieving the Goals of Science Education, Troy D. Sadler.- Chapter 2. Enhancing the Authenticity of a Web-based Module for Teaching Simple Inheritance, Tali Tal, Yael Kali, Stella Magid & Jacquie Madhok.- Chapter 2. Metalogue, Using Issues and Participatory Experiences to Enhance Student Learning and Interest, Siu Ling Wong, Tali Tal & Troy D. Sadler.- Chapter 3. Learning Science Content and Socio-scientific Reasoning through Classroom Explorations of Global Climate Change, Troy D. Sadler, Michelle L. Klosterman & Mustafa S. Topcu.- Chapter 3. Metalogue, Issues in the Conceptualization of Research Constructs and Design for SSI related Work, Troy D. Sadler, Vaille Dawson, Michelle L. Klosterman, Jennifer Eastwood & Dana L. Zeidler .- Chapter 4. Effects of an Interdisciplinary Program on Students' Reasoning with Socioscientific Issues and Perceptions of their Learning Experiences, Jennifer L. Eastwood, Whitney M. Schlegel & Kristin L. Cook.- Chapter 4. Metalogue, SSI in Undergraduate Science Education, Jennifer L. Eastwood, Troy D. Sadler & María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre.- Chapter 5. Discussing a Socioscientific Issue in a Primary School Classroom: The Case of Using a Technology Supported Environment in Formal and Non-formal Settings, Maria Evagorou.- Chapter 5. Metalogue, Assessment, Audience and Authenticity for Teaching SSI and Argumentation, Maria Evagorou, Troy D. Sadler & Tali Tal.- Chapter 6. Decision-making and Use of Evidence in a Socio-scientific Problem on Air Quality, Shirley Simon & Ruth Amos.- Chapter 6. Metalogue, Engaging Students in Scientific and Socio-scientific Argumentation, Victor Sampson, Shirley Simon, Ruth Amos & Maria Evagorou.- Chapter 7. Different Music to the Same Score: Teaching about Genes, Environment and Human Performances, Blanca Puig & María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre.- Chapter 7. Metalogue, Design and Enactment of SSI curriculum: Critical theory, Difficult Content and Didactic Transposition, Timothy Barko, Shirley Simon, María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre & Troy D. Sadler.- Chapter 8. Learning Nature of Science through Socioscientific Issues, Siu Ling Wong, Zhihong Wan & Maurice Man Wai Cheng.- Chapter 8. Metalogue, Preconditions and Resources for Productive SSI Teaching and Learning, Siu Ling Wong, Dana L. Zeidler & Michelle L. Klosterman.- Chapter 9. Enacting A Socioscientific Issues Classroom: Transformative Transformations, Dana L. Zeidler, Scott M. Applebaum & Troy D. Sadler.- Chapter 9. Metalogue, Balancing Tensions Associated with Extensive Enactment of SSI Based Teaching, Dana L. Zeidler, Randy L. Bell, Troy D. Sadler & Jennifer Eastwood.- Chapter 10. A Case Study of the Impact of Introducing Socio-scientific Issues into a Reproduction Unit in a Catholic Girls' School, Vaille M Dawson.- Chapter 10. Metalogue, Critical Issues for Teaching with Socio-scientific Issues, Jennie S. Brotman, Vaille Dawson & Felicia Moore Mensah.- Chapter 11. Socio-scientific Issues Based Education: What We Know about Science Education in the Context of SSI, Troy D. Sadler.