The world of science education : : handbook of research in australasia / / Stephen M. Ritchie.

Each volume in the 7-volume series The World of Science Education reviews research in a key region of the world. These regions include North America, South and Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe and Israel, North Africa and the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of th...

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Superior document:Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education ; 5/2
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam, Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education ; 5/2.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Stephen M. Ritchie
  • Introduction / Stephen M. Ritchie
  • The Genesis of Science Education Research in Australasia / Peter J. Fensham
  • Exploring the Tension and Synergies between Science and Technology in Science Education / Alister Jones
  • School Science and Environmental Education / Keith Skamp
  • Falling into Place / Elizabeth McKinley and Georgina Stewart
  • Representation and Learning in Science in Australasia / Vaughan Prain and Bruce Waldrip
  • Theorising Learning in Science / Beverley Bell , Bronwen Cowie and Alister Jones
  • Inspiring Students with the Joy and Wonder of Science? Key Australasian Contributions to Research on Student Attitudes to Science / Renato Schibeci
  • Science Classroom Learning Environments / Barry J. Fraser
  • Science Education in Rural Areas: Exploring the Issues, Challenges and Future Directions / Debra Panizzon
  • Out-of-School Learning in Science: Science Museums and Field Trips / Léonie J. Rennie
  • Conceptual Change in Science: Research at the Forefront over the past Three Decades / Richard F. Gunstone and David F. Treagust
  • Learning and Teaching Science with Analogies and Metaphors / Peter Aubusson , David Treagust and Allan Harrison
  • The Pedagogy of Practical Work in Science / Bev France and Mavis Haigh
  • The Evolution of Assessment Purposes and Practices / Bronwen Cowie
  • Focusing on the Science Teacher / Russell Tytler and Linda Darby
  • Science Teacher Leadership for Transforming the Curriculum and Classroom Practice / Stephen M. Ritchie and Peter Hudson
  • Using a Research Agenda to inform Teaching Science Teaching / John Loughran
  • Index / Stephen M. Ritchie.