This book offers much needed theory to back up a wealth of international research. It combines 12 critical approaches to tackle one central issue - whether children's ideas about science can be explained in a single theoretical framework. Editor(s): Black, P.J.; Lucas, A. M. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNA; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544. . 1993. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Children's Informal Ideas in Science
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415005396
ISBN 13: 9780415005395
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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The ideas that children have about science concepts have for the past decade been the subject of a wealth of international research. But while the area has been strong in terms of data, it has suffered from a lack of theory.
Children's Informal Ideas in Science addresses the question of whether children's ideas about science can be explained in a single theoretical framework. Twelve different approaches combine to tackle this central issue, each taking a deliberately critical standpoint. The contributors address such themes as values in research, the social construction of knowledge and the work of Piaget in a rich contribution to the debate without claiming finally to resolve it. The authors conclude with a discussion of how a theory can be built up, along with suggestions for ways ahead in the research.

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P. J. Black, A. M. Lucas

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