| Description |
xxi, 218 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Peter James Fensham (1927-). Living the dream : Peter James Fensham, social justice, and science education / Roger Cross -- pt. 2. Science for all. Science for all : learner-centred science / Cliff Malcolm -- Making science matter / Jonathan Osborne -- "Science for all" : reflections from Indonesia / Tarsisius Sarkim -- pt. 3. Science, technology, and society : learning for the modern world. STS education : a rose by any other name / Glen Aikenhead -- The UK and the movement for science, technology, and society (STS) education / Joan Solomon -- pt. 4. Gender in science teaching. Science for all? Science for girls? Which girls? / Nancy Brickhouse -- Understanding gender differences in science education : Peter Fensham's contribution / Leonie Rennie -- pt. 5. The theory and practice of science teaching. Fensham's lodestar criterion / James Wandersee -- pt. 6. Politics of the science curriculum. Partners or opponents : the role of academic scientists in secondary science education / Harrie Eijkelhof -- Perspectives and possibilities in the politics of science curriculum / Jim Gaskell -- pt. 7. Peter Fensham's reform agenda : the "vision thing". Visions, research, and school practice / Reinders Duit -- Changing the script for science teaching / Richard White -- pt. 8. Peter Fensham's impact on science education in Australia and science education research around the world. Impact of science education now and in the future / Cristina Padolina -- The importance of being able to see "the big picture" : a personal appraisal of Fensham's influence on science education research and development / David Treagust -- Afterword. A new centre for research on science curriculum / Richard Gunstone -- Appendix. Peter Fensham : selected publications. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Fensham, Peter J.
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Science -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cross, R. T. (Roger T.)
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0415288711 (hdbk.) |
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041528872X (pbk.) |
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