Rethinking science education : philosophical perspectives

This book presents a "philosophy of science education" as a research field as well as its value for curriculum, instruction and teacher pedagogy. It seeks to re-think science education as an educational endeavour by examining why past reform efforts have been only partially successful, inc...

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Main Author Schulz, Roland M. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2014]
SeriesScience and engineering education sources.
Subjects
elektronické knihy
Science > Study and teaching > Philosophy.
Education > Teaching > Subjects > General.
Teaching of a specific subject.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806612208
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-716-1
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 297 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Abstract
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Philosophical perspectives on science education
  • Chapter 1. Defining the identity of the philosophy of science education: Surveying the terrain
  • Chapter 2. Science education reform and the need for philosophy of science: Education and educational theory
  • Chapter 3. Philosophy of science education and kieran egan's educational metatheory
  • Chapter 4. Philosophy of science education, epistemology, and nature of science (nos)
  • Chapter 5. Philosophy of science education and nature of language. Conclusion
  • References
  • About the author.

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