Science Education for Everyday Life: Evidence-based Practice (Ways of Knowing in Science and Mathematics (Paper))

This book provides a comprehensive overview of humanistic approaches to science?— approaches that connect students to broader human concerns in their everyday life and culture. Glen Aikenhead, an expert in the field of culturally sensitive science education, summarizes major worldwide historical findings, focuses on present thinking, and offers evidence in support of classroom practice. This highly accessible text covers curriculum policy, teaching materials, teacher orientations and teacher education, student learning, culture studies, and future research. Featuring important alternative views on the teaching of science, this text: \* Describes an approach to teaching science (grades 6-12) that animates students?’ self-identities, encouraging their future contributions to society as savvy citizens and productive workers. \* Addresses the tension between educationally sound ideas and the political realities of schools. \* Presents evidence-based challenges to traditional thinking about school science, illuminating many productive directions for future research.

aikenhead (education, U. Of Saskatchewan, Canada) Describes Humanistic Methods For Relating Science To Daily Life When Teaching Students From Grades Six To 12, Rather Than Focusing On Intellectual Knowledge Or Preparing Future Science And Engineering Students. He Discusses Historical Research In Science Education And Three Forms Of Curriculum--intended, Taught, And Learned--that Focus On Classroom Materials, Teacher Orientation, And Policy. Lastly, He Explores Cultural Relevance And Cross-cultural Perspectives As Well As Further Research On The Subject. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Summarizing worldwide historical findings, Glen Aikenhead, an expert in the field of culturally sensitive science education, offers evidence in support of classroom practice.