From 'science in the making' to understanding the nature of science [electronic resource] : an overview for science educators / Mansoor Niaz.
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TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2012Description: x, 252 pISBN: 9780203146477 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Science -- Study and teaching | Science teachers -- Training ofGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 507.1 LOC classification: Q181 | .N77 2012Online resources: Click to View Summary: "The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for students and teacher educators. Traditional science curricula and textbooks present science as a finished product. Taking a different approach, this book provides a glimpse of "science in the making" -- scientific practice imbued with arguments, controversies, and competition among rival theories and explanations"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for students and teacher educators. Traditional science curricula and textbooks present science as a finished product. Taking a different approach, this book provides a glimpse of "science in the making" -- scientific practice imbued with arguments, controversies, and competition among rival theories and explanations"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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