Re-imagining Science Education

Re-imagining Science Education PDF Author: Russell Tytler
Publisher: Acer Press
ISBN: 9780864317254
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
The author describes the dimensions of the current crisis in science education, arguing that this has arisen because school science has failed to adequately respond to the changing needs of students, or the changing nature of science and the world it serves. He charts student concerns with classroom science content and pedagogy, arguing that the way forward involves broadening the purposes of school science and expanding the voices speaking to the curriculum. New and broader approaches to teaching and learning are advocated, and perspectives and knowledge required by teachers are discussed. Some models of pre-service science teacher education and school-based professional learning are proposed. [Back cover, ed].