Critical Issues in Science Education.

Autor/in	Robinson, James T.
Titel	Critical Issues in Science Education.
Quelle	(1976), (12 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Child Development; Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Educational Improvement; Educational Objectives; Government Role; Instruction; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Secondary Education; Social Influences; Student Characteristics; Student Interests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Entwicklung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Sekundarbereich; Sozialer Einfluss; Studieninteresse
Abstract	The author begins this address to the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science by consideration of the social context of science education. After discussing the effects of the idea of assimilation of individuals and groups into the American mainstream and of the "youth crisis," he focuses on issues of science curricula. Arguing that the students' cognitive, physical, and social development should be more important than I.Q. in determining appropriate science curriculum, the author observes that multiple science curricula are needed. The tendency of curriculum developers and users to consider science as "the" way of knowing should be replaced with an approach stressing the meaningful use of science as a way of knowing. In conclusion, the author addresses goals of science education and their relation to the politics of science education. (SD)
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Update	2004/1/01