Innovation in the Science Curriculum

School science has featured in studies of change in evaluation exercises and has also attracted the interest of social scientists. There have been others who studied the effects of innovation in this field not as evaluators, nor as scientists, but as students of curricular problems. Such work is represented in this book, first published in 1982.

List of contents

Foreword. 1. Classroom Knowledge and Curriculum Change: An Introduction John Olson 2. The School, the Community and the Outsider: Case Study of Case Study Rob Walker 3. The Programme, the Plans and the Activities of the Classroom: The Demands of Activity-Based Science Edward L. Smith and Neil B. Sendelbach 4. Costs and Rewards of Innovation: Taking Account of the Teachers’ Viewpoint Sally Brown and Donald McIntyre 5. Dilemmas of Inquiry Teaching: How Teachers Cope John Olson. Notes on Contributors. Index.

About the author

John Olson

Summary

School science has featured in studies of change in evaluation exercises and has also attracted the interest of social scientists. There have been others who studied the effects of innovation in this field not as evaluators, nor as scientists, but as students of curricular problems. Such work is represented in this book, first published in 1982.

Product details

• Authors: John Olson
• Assisted by: John Olson (Editor), Olson John (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780815369165
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6916-5
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Education, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General