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Authentic School Science

Knowing and Learning in Open-Inquiry Science Laboratories

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Wolff-Michael Roth

    1. Research Methods and Science Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education (CTISE, volume 1)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Background

    • Wolff-Michael Roth
    Pages 1-45

  3. Individual and Collaborative Construction of Knowledge

    • Wolff-Michael Roth
    Pages 46-99

  4. Framing and Solving Problems

    • Wolff-Michael Roth
    Pages 100-172

  5. Interactions

    • Wolff-Michael Roth
    Pages 173-264

  6. Conclusion

    • Wolff-Michael Roth
    Pages 265-274

  7. Epilogue

    • Wolff-Michael Roth
    Pages 274-280

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 281-296
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About this book

According to John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon, and Allan Collins, school activities, to be authentic, need to share key features with those worlds about which they teach. This book documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of these educational thinkers in mind. The book is thus a first-hand report of knowing and learning by individuals and groups in complex open-inquiry learning environments in science. As such, it contributes to the emerging literature in this field.
Secondly, it exemplifies research methods for studying such complex learning environments. The reader is thus encouraged not only to take the research findings as such, but to reflect on the process of arriving at these findings.
Finally, the book is also an example of knowledge constructed by a teacher-researcher, and thus a model for teacher-researcher activity.

Reviews

` Roth has written a stimulating book. I found much in it to enjoy, and much that I want to return to and think about further. It is clearly written and, despite its often challenging subject matter, easy to read. ... This is a book which should be read by everyone interested in the practice of science education.'
Studies in Science Education, 27 (1996)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Research Methods and Science Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

    Wolff-Michael Roth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Authentic School Science

  • Book Subtitle: Knowing and Learning in Open-Inquiry Science Laboratories

  • Authors: Wolff-Michael Roth

  • Series Title: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0495-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3088-2Published: 31 January 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3307-4Published: 31 January 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0495-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1878-0482

  • Series E-ISSN: 1878-0784

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 296

  • Topics: Science Education, Epistemology

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