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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782547603321

Autore

Donnelly J. F

Titolo

Science education [[electronic resource] ] : policy, professionalism, and change / / J.F. Donnelly and E.W. Jenkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2001

ISBN

9786611240530

1-84787-634-X

1-281-24053-2

0-7619-6444-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JenkinsE. W (Edgar William)

Disciplina

507.1241

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Great Britain

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 (p. 169-185) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""1CHANGE AND CONTROL IN SCHOOL SCIENCE""; ""2 FRAMING SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE12""; ""3 GUIDING TEACHERS: THE NUFFIELD SCIENCE TEACHING PROJECTS""; ""4 POWER TO THE TEACHERS? THE SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM REVIEW""; ""5 MONITORING STANDARDS? THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE UNIT""; ""6 THE USES OF EXAMINATION: THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GCSE""; ""7 THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE""; ""8 SCIENCE TEACHERSà‚€? RESPONSE TO CHANGE""; ""9 CONCLUSION""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Donnelly and Jenkins consider who wants to change school science education and why within the context of shifts in government policy towards teacher education, curriculum development and science education.