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Socio-cultural perspectives on science education : an international dialogue
- Title
- Socio-cultural perspectives on science education : an international dialogue / edited by William W. Cobern.
- Publication
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Q181.3 .S63 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Cobern, William W.
- Description
- ix, 219 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Summary
- The purpose of this book is to offer insightful and thought-provoking commentary on global science education. It offers a critical analysis from the perspectives of culture, economics, epistemology, equity, gender, language, and religion in an effort to promote a reflective science education.
- Series Statement
- Science & technology education library ; v. 4
- Uniform Title
- Science & technology education library ; v. 4.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Cultural Study of Science and Science Education / William W. Cobern -- Science and a Social Constructivist View of Science Education / William W. Cobern -- Between a Myth and a Hard Place: Situating School Science in a Climate of Critical Cultural Reform / Cathrine E. Milne, Peter C. Taylor -- A Critical Appraisal of Science Education for Economic Development / Gili S. Drori -- Science Education and the Politics of Equity -- Analysis and Praxis / Prem Naidoo, Michael Savage -- An Institutional Perspective / Kopano Taole -- An Untold Story: Gender, Constructivism and Science Education / Kathryn Scantlebury -- The Influence of Language on the Second Language Teaching and Learning of Science / Marissa Rollnick -- A Cultural History of Science Education in Japan: an Epic Description / Masakata Ogawa -- Philosophy of Science and Radical Intellectual Islam in Turkey / Gurol Irzik -- Science and Science Education: a Judeo-Christian Perspective / Michael W. Poole -- Towards a Critical Science Education / Peter C. Taylor, William W. Cobern.
- ISBN
- 0792349873
- 9780792349877
- 0792349881
- 9780792349884
- LCCN
- 98009442
- OCLC
- ocm38239290
- 38239290
- SCSB-1201586
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library