Adam Swain / Hans van Zon (eds.)

Reconsidering Science Learning

Herausgeber: Murphy, Patricia; Thomas, Jeff; Scanlon, Eileen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This title looks at science learning in a wide range of contexts. Part one deals with the arguments put forward for studying science, Part two includes articles on the processes by which science is learned and part three deals with inclusivity and diversity in science learning and what widening participation means for science education.

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This informative book looks at science learning in a wide range of contexts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 158mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780415328319
• ISBN-10: 0415328314
• Artikelnr.: 21525072

Autorenporträt

Patricia Murphy, Eileen Scanlon, Jeff Thomas, Elizabeth Whitelegg

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: What is Science? 1. What is Science? Teaching Science in Secondary
Schools 2. School Science, Citizenship and the Public Understanding of
Science 3. School Science and its Problems with Scientific Literacy Part 2:
Learning Science 4. The Child 5. Constructing Scientific Knowledge in the
Classroom 6. Transforming Schools into Communities of Thinking and Learning
About Serious Matters 7. Narratives of Science 8. Deinstitutionalising
School Science 9. Where's the Science? Understanding the Form and Function
of Workplace Science 10. Laboratories Part 3: Opportunities for Developing
Inclusive Science Teaching 11. Transcending Cultural Borders: Implications
for Science Teaching 12. Cultural Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning
of Science 13. Defining 'Science' in a Multicultural World: Implications
for Science Education 14. Marginalization of Socioscientific Material in
Science-Technology- Society Science Curricula: Some Implications for Gender
Inclusivity and Curriculum Reform Part 4: Researching Science Education
15. Science Education: Research, Practice and Policy 16. Science Education
and Environment Education