Everyday Thoughts about Nature: A Worldview Investigation of Important Concepts Students Use to Make Sense of Nature with Specific Attention of Science / Edition 1

by W.W. Cobern

Overview

Cobern's two books, World View Theory and Science Education Research a nd now Everyday Thoughts about Nature, provide complementary accounts of theoretical and empirical foundations for worldview theory in scien ce education. While many graduate students and researchers have benefi ted from his earlier work, many more will continue to benefit from thi s book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792363453
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	06/30/2000
Series:	Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education , #9
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

I.- 1. Worldview Theory and Science Education Research.- 2. Nature and Scientific Literacy.- 3. An Interpretive Methodology.- II.- 4. Stating the Assertions.- 5. Sciences and Conceptualizations of Nature.- 6. Gender and Conceptualizations of Nature.- 7. The Environment, Science and Religion.- 8. The Different Worlds of Science Teachers and their Students.- III.- 9. Limitations & Implications for Research.- 10. Putting Things Together.- 11. Where is the Experience of Nature in School?.- References.- Appendix A: Student Narratives on Nature.- Appendix B: Teacher Narratives on Nature.- Appendix C: Basic Interview Prools.- About the Author.