Teaching and Learning Astronomy: Effective Strategies for Educators Worldwide - Hardcover

 
9780521842624: Teaching and Learning Astronomy: Effective Strategies for Educators Worldwide
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 052184262X ISBN 13: 9780521842624
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Based on papers and posters presented by experts at a Special Session of the International Astronomical Union, this volume highlights the many places for astronomy in the curriculum. It covers relevant education research and "best practice"; strategies for pre-service and in-service teacher education; the use of the Internet and other technologies; and the role that planetariums, observatories, science centers, and organizations can play. It concludes by addressing how the teaching and learning of astronomy can be improved worldwide.

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About the Authors

Jay Pasachoff is a Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and President of the International Astronomical Union Commission on Education and Development.

John Percy is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and of Science Education, at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a past President of the International Astronomical Union Commission on Education and Development.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052184262X
ISBN 13 
9780521842624
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
284
Editor
Pasachoff Jay, Percy John

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