LEGAL ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Trust in the scientific enterprise and in the conduct of scientific research is fundamental for fruitful interaction within the scientific community as well as between it and society at large. At the present time, perhaps more than ever, researchers need to be able to take decisions based on a solid legal and scientific understanding of the subject matter and its potential implications for science and society. The study of legal can provide guidance not only for individual lives, but also in developing the insight and competence that communities need in order to face present and future challenges. Thus, the article discussed lessons from legal issues in the society for students; case studies were used to illustrate how to teach Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (STME) students principles of legacy, legal issues in impacting classroom teaching with the four most important legal issues to keep in science education and tips for the safer handling of chemicals legal issues were tackled. It was therefore, recommended that, institutions should create conditions so that legal issues in science education should be perceived as important part of scientific training