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Science Education

An International Course Companion

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Editors:
  1. Keith S. Taber

    1. University of Cambridge, UK

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  2. Ben Akpan

    1. Science Teachers Association of Nigeria, Nigeria

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  • This book offers accounts of a wide range of key topics in science education, relevant to undergraduate and post-graduate courses
  • Chapters offer accessible, but scholarly, introductions suitable as stand-alone briefings, and as launching-points for exploring topics in more depth
  • Contributions are prepared by an international authorship with expertise in science teaching, science teacher preparation and development, and research

Part of the book series: New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education (NDMS)

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Science Education as a Field of Scholarship

      • Keith S. Taber
      Pages 3-19

  3. Nature of Science and Science Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Reflecting the Nature of Science in Science Education

      • Keith S. Taber
      Pages 23-37

    3. History and Nature of Science in Science Education

      • Michael P. Clough
      Pages 39-51

    4. Beliefs and Science Education

      • Keith S. Taber
      Pages 53-67

    5. Epistemic Practices and Scientific Practices in Science Education

      • María Pilar Jiménez-Aleixandre, Beatriz Crujeiras
      Pages 69-80

    6. Interdisciplinarity and Science Education

      • Joanne Broggy, John O’reilly, Sibel Erduran
      Pages 81-90

  4. Thinking and Learning in Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Learning Theories in Science Education

      • Sudhakar Agarkar, Richard Brock
      Pages 93-103

    3. Scientific Reasoning During Inquiry

      • Christopher Andersen, Merce Garcia-Mila
      Pages 105-117

    4. The Nature of Student Conceptions in Science

      • Keith S. Taber
      Pages 119-131

    5. Tacit Knowledge in Science Education

      • Richard Brock
      Pages 133-142

    6. Developing Visual/Spatial Thinking in Science Education

      • Alan J. Mccormack
      Pages 143-156

    7. Language, Discourse, Argumentation, and Science Education

      • Agustín Adúriz-Bravo, Andrea Revel Chion
      Pages 157-166

  5. The Science Curriculum

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Curriculum Development in Science Education

      • Ingo Eilks, Avi Hofstein
      Pages 169-181

    3. Science Curriculum Development Initiatives

      • Ben Akpan
      Pages 183-198

    4. Curriculum Implementation in Science Education

      • Rachel Mamlok-Naaman
      Pages 199-210
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About this book

"This book comprises a wide range of scholarly essays introducing readers to key topics and issues in science education. Science education has become a well established field in its own right, with a vast literature, and many active areas of scholarship. Science Education: An International Course Companion offers an entry point for students seeking a sound but introductory understanding of the key perspectives and areas of thinking in science education. Each account is self-contained and offers a scholarly and research-informed introduction to a particular topic, theme, or perspective, with both citations to key literature and recommendations for more advanced reading. 
Science Education: An International Course Companion allows readers (such as those preparing for school science teaching, or seeking more advanced specialist qualifications) to obtain a broad familiarity with key issues across the field as well as guiding wider reading about particular topics of interest. The book therefore acts as a reader to support learning across courses in science education internationally. The broad coverage of topics is such that that the book will support students following a diverse range of courses and qualifications. The comprehensive nature of the book will allow course leaders and departments to nominate the book as the key reader to support students – their core ‘course companion’ in science education."


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Cambridge, UK

    Keith S. Taber

  • Science Teachers Association of Nigeria, Nigeria

    Ben Akpan

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science Education

  • Book Subtitle: An International Course Companion

  • Editors: Keith S. Taber, Ben Akpan

  • Series Title: New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-749-8Published: 27 December 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 606

  • Topics: Education, general

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