Aims and Scope

Aims

The Natural Science and Advanced Technology Education journal aims to provide a scientific forum for exchange and discussion of theoretical, experimental and methodological studies, innovations and good practices in the field of education in the natural sciences, technologies and related fields for all educational levels – from preschool education to higher education and professional development. Other aims of the journal include establishing relations between academic research and practice in schools, as well as increasing students' interest in the natural sciences through multidisciplinary approaches and various technologies.

The materials published in the journal are aimed at researchers, university professors, PhD students, university students, teachers, experts and professionals in the fields of natural science and technology education.

In the journal can be published the following:
* Studies and overviews of studies in the field of natural science education
* Reviews of good and innovative practices in teaching the natural sciences
* Analyses of issues and events which directly pertain to natural science and advanced technology education
* Reviews of books in the field of natural sciences

Scope

The main thematic areas of the journal are:
* History of natural science education: Bulgarian and foreign traditions in education
* Natural science didactics (physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, geography etc.)
* Natural science and technological literacy
* Theory and practice of teaching natural sciences – curricula, educational plans, programs and standards
* Efficacy of natural science and advanced technology education
* Exercises and scholastic experiments in natural sciences
* Olympiads, competitions and contests in the field of natural sciences
* Interactive methods for increasing the interest in natural sciences
* Scientific accomplishments in research laboratories
* Motivations of students and pupils in natural science education
* Nanotechnologies and materials science
* Biotechnologies, biopharmacy, bioengineering
* Simulations and modeling in natural science education
* New materials and technology in the field of natural sciences
* Digital technologies in the process of natural science and technology education
* Use of artificial intelligence in natural science education
* STEAM/STEM education
* Virtual and augmented reality in natural science education
* Use of gamification in natural science education
* Interdisciplinary cooperation in natural science and technology education
* Sustainable development, green technologies and ecological education
* Perspectives in natural science and technology education
* Technological innovations, knowledge transfer and STEM entrepreneurship
* Personalities in science
* History and philosophy of natural sciences
* Natural science and technology education's role in contemporary society
* Scientific terminology in natural sciences