Going back to our future : carrying forward the spirit of pioneers of science education

This book is the first volume of an attempt to capture and record some of the answers to these questions--either from the pioneers themselves or from those persons who worked most closely with them. We know there are many pioneers and early trailblazers who are not included in this volume, but there...

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Other Authors Pedersen, Jon E. (Editor), Finson, Kevin D. (Editor), Spector, Barbara S. (Editor), Jablon, Paul (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc., [2013]
SeriesPioneers of science education.
Subjects
Science > Study and teaching > United States > History > 20th century.
Science teachers > United States.
Education > Teaching > Subjects > Science & Technology.
Education.
Teaching of a specific subject.
Educational: Sciences, general science.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806613816
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-255-5
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 390 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why i became a teacher / J. Myron Atkin
  • Chapter 1. Fletcher guard watson: Setting an agenda for science education / Paul Jablon
  • Chapter 2. F. James rutherford: An all star hall of fame science educator / Catherine Lange
  • Chapter 3. Paul dehart hurd (1905-2002): Science educator with a social vision / Barbara S. Spector
  • Chapter 4. A pioneer / Senta Raizen
  • Chapter 5. Willard j. Jacobson: 20th century visionary in science education / Rodney L. Doran and Abby B. Bergman
  • Chapter 6. Mary budd rowe: What a researcher can say to science teachers / Julie A. Bianchini and Nicole I. Holthuis
  • Chapter 7. A career of opportunities / Rodger W. Bybee
  • Chapter 8. Susan loucks-horsley, phd: Transformational leader and spark for educational change / Susan Mundry
  • Chapter 9. Robert karplus (1927-1990): Science education pioneer / Robert G. Fuller and Beverly Karplus Hartline
  • Chapter 10. The nature and development of scientific reasoning: My career in science education / Anton E. Lawson
  • Chapter 11. A half-century effort to create a theory of education to guide the improvement of teaching and learning / Joseph K. Novak
  • Chapter 12. Pinchas (pini) tamir: A long-distance runner across and beyond science education / Avi Hofstein, Hanna J. Arzi, and Anat Zohar
  • Chapter 13. Shifting paradigms in science education: A change agent's life on the edge / Barbara Spector
  • Chapter 14. E. Joseph piel: Pioneering technology in science education / Barbara S. Spector and Rene Goytia
  • Chapter 15. Pioneers in science education: Marvin druger / Marvin Druger
  • Chapter 16. Luck
  • A defining element of success: Or, how a few borrowed innovations, time, effort, and money combined with opportunity and support, are creating success for some professors and many students / John E. Penick
  • Chapter 17. Why i became a teacher / J Myron Atkin
  • Chapter 18. Don mccurdy: The overachiever / Peggy Tilgner
  • Epilogue
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.

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