NARST: A Global Organization for Improving Science Education Through Research

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NARST is a global organization for improving science teaching and learning through research. Since its inception in 1928, NARST has promoted research in science education and the communication of knowledge generated by the research. The ultimate goal of NARST is to help all learners achieve science literacy.

News & Announcements

Deadline August 15: NARST is creating a video to commemorate the first century of NARST, highlighting the diverse voices, stories, and experiences within our community. Please share memories, stories, thoughts, reflections, photographs, videoclips, and/or other materials from NARST events, conferences, or gatherings.
The NARST leadership has submitted on July 7 a comment on the proposed changes outlined in the US OMB rule. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed major changes to the Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), the government-wide rules that govern how federal grant funds may be spent.
Deadline October 1: The Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students (SKAIDS) was established to support the professional development and education of doctoral students involved in the study of science education. NARST has issued a call for hosting the 2027
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Braiding Pasts, Presents, and Futures:
Crossing Borders in Performing Science Education Research

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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The Journal of Research in Science Teaching is in its 60th year of publication!
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A message from the NARST Presidential team to NARST members and US-based members of the science education research community.
Research Worth Reading
Each year, JRST articles from every issue are nominated by the NARST Research Committee for their relevance and applicability to practitioners. This collection features summaries of the nominated articles, and the Research Worth Reading awardees.
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NARST co-signs letter to the Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Education, requesting that they take swift action to advance the 2025-2026 Civil Rights Data Collection.
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NARST reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the inclusion of diverse people, perspectives, forms of scholarship, communities, and nationalities, and opposition to oppression in all forms.