The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Science Education [Paperback]

This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in science education today. In order to identify what themes should be addressed in the book, thirty-eight science educators from around the world responded to the question: 'What issues are currently important in science education in your country?' The outcome is this lively and authoritative Reader, which features topics as varied as:

• globalisation
• assessment
• pupil's views on science education
• environmental education
• teaching approaches
• teacher development
• multimedia and ICT
• constructivism.

With a specially written introduction from the editor, providing a much-needed context to the current education climate, students of science education will find this Reader an important route map to further reading and understanding.

Introduction: Science Education: Global or National Part 1: Some Pressure Being Exerted on Science Education  1. Globalization and Education: An Introduction  2. Science Education and Economic Development: Trends, Relationships and Research Agenda 3. Science Literacy  Part 2: Maintaining a Continuity of Achievement in Science Education  4. Conceptual Change: A Powerful Framework for Improving Science Teaching and Learning  5. Teacher Talk and Meaning Making in Science Classrooms: A Vygotskian Analysis and Review  6. The Place of Argumentation in the Pedagogy of School Science  7. Interactive Media and Model-based Learning in Biology  8. Constructivism Examined  Part 3: Trends in Science Education at National Level  9. Science Communication with the Public: A Cross-cultural Event  10. The Interal��