Australia. Peter Fensham Monash University
First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.
A summary of the strengths and weaknesses in present practices of science education in schools, and of research in science education. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Chapter 1 Familiar but Different: Some Dilemmas and New Directions in Science Education Chapter 2 What Counts as Science Education? Chapter 3 Teachers in Science Education Chapter 4 Learners in Science Education Chapter 5 What Children Bring to Light: Towards Understanding What the Primary School Science Learner Is Trying to Do Chapter 6 Theory into Practice I Chapter 7 Theory into Practice II: A Constructivist Approach to Curriculum Development Chapter 8 Role of Language in Science Education Chapter 9 Practical Work and Science Education I Chapter 10 Practical Work and Science Education II Chapter 11 Gender and Science Education I Chapter 12 Gender and Science Education II Chapter 13 The Dilemma of Science, Technology and Society Education Chapter 14 Broadening the Aims of Physics Education
