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This book highlights young people's changing attitudes toward and interest in science over the course of a five-year longitudinal study. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the author presents rich data from children and young people, as well as their parents and teachers. By providing a glimpse of science pedagogy from the perspective of young people and those who work with them, the book identifies factors that affect students' interest in science throughout their primary and secondary education. The book also examines a posthumanist philosophical approach to science education and emphasizes the interrelationship of all things within the context of science education.
List of contents
Chapter 1. The Grand Tour.- Chapter 2. Interest, Attitudes, Motivation and Engagement.- Chapter 3. The Philosophical Approach.- Chapter 4. Behind the research.- Chapter 5. Retaining High Interest in Science over Junior Secondary School.- Chapter 6. Losing Interest in Science over Junior Secondary School.- Chapter 7. Exploring the Schools, Classes, and Teachers, in the Case Study.- Chapter 8. Revelations.
About the author
Marianne Logan is Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Southern Cross University, Australia, and is a founding member of the Sustainability, Environment, and the Arts in Education (SEAE) Research Centre.
