TRENDS IN WESTERN SCIENCE CURRICULA AND SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH: A BIRD’S EYE VIEW
Title | TRENDS IN WESTERN SCIENCE CURRICULA AND SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH: A BIRD’S EYE VIEW |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | Jong, OD |
Journal | Journal of Baltic Science Education |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 1 |
Start Page | 15-22 |
Date Published | March/2007 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1648-3898 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 482263 |
Keywords | educational theories, research topics and methods, science curriculum innovations, science teacher education, trends |
Abstract | The present article starts with a concise report of three important waves of innovation in Western science education, one in the 1960s, one in the 1980s, and one in the 2000s. The background of each wave is concisely explicated in terms of dissatisfaction with the foregoing curriculum and the rise of new general theories on teaching and learning. The reported innovations have influenced the agenda of research in science education in the Western world. In the second part of the article, the main trends in topics and methods of this research are reported. Finally, some main trends in science teacher education are concisely addressed. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1404286727.pdf |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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