The "Nature of Science" in the School Curriculum: The Great Survivor

Autor/in	Jenkins, Edgar W.
Titel	The "Nature of Science" in the School Curriculum: The Great Survivor
Quelle	In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, 45 (2013) 2, S.132-151 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2012.741264
Schlagwörter	Intellectual History; Scientific Principles; Science Education History; Scientific Concepts; Foreign Countries; Curriculum Research; Scientific Literacy; Educational Change; Educational Philosophy; Educational Development; Science Curriculum; United Kingdom (England); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistesgeschichte; Ausland; Curriculum; Research; Curriculumreform; Lehrplan; Forschung; Bildungsreform; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsentwicklung; USA
Abstract	This paper explores the ways in which the "nature of science" (NoS) has been interpreted, accommodated and justified within school curricula since science was first schooled in the mid-nineteenth century. It explores how different interpretations of "the NoS" have been invoked by those seeking to reform school science education in response to wider political, economic or social concerns such as the demand to "humanise" school science teaching, to increase the supply of qualified scientists or to promote scientific literacy. It offers some comments upon the implications of these interpretations for current attempts to promote the "NoS" in school science education. The focus of attention is England and, to a lesser extent, the USA but the issues raised are of contemporary relevance to many other parts of the world. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10