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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450796603321

Titolo

Reconsidering science learning / / edited by Eileen Scanlon. [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer : , : Open University, , 2004

ISBN

0-415-32831-4

1-134-33499-0

1-280-07443-4

9786610074433

0-203-46402-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ScanlonEileen

Disciplina

507/.1/2

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary)

Science - Study and teaching - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Sources; Preface; What is science?; What is science? Teaching science in secondary schools; School science, citizenship and the public understanding of science; School science and its problems with scientific literacy; Learning science; The child; Constructing scientific knowledge in the classroom; Transforming schools into communities of thinking and learning about serious matters; Narratives of science; Preparing students for competent scientific practice: implications of recent research in science and technology studies

Where's the science? Understanding the form and function of workplace scienceLaboratories; Opportunities for developing inclusive science learning; Transcending cultural borders: implications for science teaching; Cultural perspectives on the teaching and learning of science; Defining 'science' in a multicultural world: implications for science education; Marginalization of socio-scientific material in science   technology  society s

Sommario/riassunto

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



contexts.