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Defining an Identity
P.J. Fensham
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Description for Defining an Identity
Paperback. Using the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries, this book examines as to what extent they offer evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It addresses the relation between research and practice to see teaching and learning in the science classroom as interdependent with national policies and curriculum traditions. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 850.
Research in science education is now an international activity. This book asks for the first time, Does this research activity have an identity?
Research in science education is now an international activity. This book asks for the first time, Does this research activity have an identity?
-It uses the significant studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries to see to what extent they provide evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research.
-It considers trends in the research over time, and looks particularly at what progression in the research entails.
-It provides insight into how researchers influence each other and how involvement in research affects the being of the researcher as a person.
-It addresses ... Read more
It gives graduate students and other early researchers an unusual overview of their research area as a whole. Established researchers will be interested in, and challenged by, the identity the author ascribes to the research and by the plea he makes for the science content itself to be seen as problematic. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402014680
SKU
V9781402014680
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99-15
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