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Values in Science Education : The Shifting Sands by Deborah Corrigan, Cathy Buntting, Angela Fitzgerald, Alister Jones is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In 2007, the Monash-Kings College London International Centre for the Study of Science and Mathematics Curriculum edited a book called __The Re-emergence of Values in Science Education__. This book reflects on how values have been considered since this original publication, particularly in terms of socio-cultural, economic and political factors that have impacted broadly on science, technology and society, and more specifically on informal and formal science curricula. Hence, the title of this book has been framed as __Values in Science Education: The shifting sands__. As in the first book, this collection focuses on values that are centrally associated with science and its teaching, and not the more general notion of values such as cooperation or teamwork that are also important values in current curricula. Such values have indeed become more of a focus in science education. This may be a response to the changing global context, where technological changes have been rapid and accelerating. In such complex and risky environments, it is our guiding principles that become the important mainstays of our decisions and practices. In terms of science education, what is becoming clearer i

Who reads Values in Science Education : The Shifting Sands?

Author

Deborah Corrigan, Cathy Buntting, Angela Fitzgerald, Alister Jones

Publisher

Springer International Publishing, Imprint Springer

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030421717

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, Psychology, History