Rethinking Science Education - 9781623967147

Rethinking Science EducationPhilosophical Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Roland M. Schulz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781623967147, 978-1623967147\nSynopsis\nThis book presents a philosophy of science education as a research field as well as its value for curriculum, instruction and teacher pedagogy. It seeks to re-think science education as an educational endeavour by examining why past reform efforts have been only partially successful, including why the fundamental goal of achieving scientific literacy after several reform waves has proven to be so elusive. The identity of such a philosophy is first defined in relation to the fields of philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of education. It argues that educational theory can support teachers pedagogical content knowledge and that history, philosophy and sociology of science should inform and influence pedagogy. Some case studies are provi.