Change Agents in Science Education

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-77874-82-0
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 235 g

Reihe: Bold Visions in Educational Research

In this engaging and well crafted book, Change Agents in Science Education situates the science educator in dynamic social, political, and cultural environments where individuals are engaged in science for change. A wide range of educational contexts are described in the book, including urban school settings in the U. S., slum communities in Mumbai, India, an agricultural community in Benin, Africa, a children’s educational television program production company in the U. S. In each context, powerful examples of how science was enacted to transform ways of thinking and doing are demonstrated. Each contributor shares experiences with science, and the challenges, triumphs and lessons learned which need to be considered and addressed as part of the role of the science educator. Change, it is argued, needs to be facilitated on a variety of levels in order for learning to take place.

Science educators working in a wide range of settings, community-based educational groups, and students and researchers interested in formal and informal science education, will benefit from the perspectives provided in this book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Dhingra, Koshi

Hagiwara, Sami

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik