Teaching and Learning About Science - Hardcover

Hodson, Derek

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9460910521 ISBN 13: 9789460910524

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2009

Synopsis

Findings generated by recent research in science education, international debate on the guiding purposes of science education and the nature of scientific and technological literacy, official and semi-official reports on science education (including recommendations from prestigious organizations such as AAAS and UNESCO), and concerns expressed by scientists, environmentalists and engineers about current science education provision and the continuing low levels of scientific attainment among the general population, have led to some radical re-thinking of the nature of the science curriculum.

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About the Author

The author is Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Adjunct Professor of Science Education at the University of Auckland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong. His major research interests include: history, philosophy & sociology of science and its implications for science education; STSE education and the politicization of science education; science curriculum history; multicultural and antiracist education; and science teacher education via action research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9460910521
• ISBN 13: 9789460910524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 442