Primary teachers' understandings of the nature of science and the purposes of science education
With the introduction of the National Curriculum in English primary schools in the late 1980s, the status of science changed from discretionary option, taught to the teacher’s strengths, to mandated core subject with tightly defined curriculum. During the first few years, teachers’ initial uncertain...
Main Author: | Lunn, Stephen Andrew |
---|---|
Published: |
Open University
2000
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.523924 |
Similar Items
-
The relationship between teachers' understanding of the nature of science and their science practice : four case studies from an urban primary school
by: Waters-Adams, Stephen Laurence
Published: (2000) -
Muslim science teacher perceptions of the nature of science and their impact on science teaching in secondary schools
by: Butt, Nasim Sahar
Published: (1997) -
Ideas about science in Mexican primary education : curriculum demands and teachers' thinking
by: Guerra-Ramos, Maria Teresa
Published: (2005) -
An exploratory study of Palestinian science teachers' views of the nature of science
by: Khaldi, Mousa M. M.
Published: (2010) -
Integration of web-based instruction in primary school science teacher education : an action research approach
by: Eilon, Batia
Published: (2001)