Open to Whom? Calling for a Science-Education Specific Open Science
Open science has become a part of the discourse around how we conduct science education research, but the ideas expressed in broad calls for expanding open science may not be those that are the most salient to or best starting points for science education scholars interested in opening their work. In our view, doing open science in science education requires a reimagination of what we as a community want based on the assets (e.g., open curricula and a strong and engaged practitioner community interested in research) and barriers (e.g., limited knowledge on the part of researchers about open science and limited training opportunities) science educators face. Our thesis is that we can bolster both science education and open science at the same time by a) thinking more broadly about for whom and how we consider access to our work and b) considering the social sides of science education and open science. We conclude with a call to continue to expand open science efforts in science education but to do so in a science education-specific manner and in a way that will enhance the likelihood that open science practices become a central and sustainable part of our scholarship.