Why we teach science (and why we should) /
Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should) provides a historical overview of the reasons science has been included as a school subject in the United States and examines them in light of research on how people use science in their daily lives and future occupations. The book argues that all the various...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 WHAT WE SAY
- 1 The Reasons We Teach Science
- Science Education for Culture
- Science Education for Better Thinking
- Science Education for Utility-Personal Use, National Security, and Economic Growth
- Science Education for Democracy
- Part 2 WHAT WE DO
- 2 The Science Education We Have
- 3 Should We Be Training More Scientists? The Numbers Say No
- 4 The Failure of Scientific Literacy
- 5 How Well Does ''The Science Education We Have'' Actually Work?
- Science Education for Everyday Problems
- Science Education for Democratic Decision-Making
- Science Education for Culture
- Science Education for Future Scientists and Engineers (An Aside on Technical Training)
- 6 Science for Better Thinking and the Limits of ""Doing'' Science
- Part 3 What We Need
- 7 Science Education for Building Public Trust
- Teaching How Scientists Know What They Know
- Teaching about the Scientific Enterprise in Society
- 8 How To Get There
- Revitalize the Civic Mission of the High School
- Change the Way We Prepare Science Teachers
- Build a Science Education Based on Evidence
- Notes
- Index