Overview
The ideas that children have about science concepts have for the past decade been the subject of a wealth of international research. But while the area has been strong in terms of data, it has suffered from a lack of theory.
Children's Informal Ideas in Science addresses the question of whether children's ideas about science can be explained in a single theoretical framework. Twelve different approaches combine to tackle this central issue, each taking a deliberately critical standpoint. The contributors address such themes as values in research, the social construction of knowledge and the work of Piaget in a rich contribution to the debate without claiming finally to resolve it. The authors conclude with a discussion of how a theory can be built up, along with suggestions for ways ahead in the research.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781138991248
- ISBN-10: 1138991244
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: July 2016
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.55 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.81 pounds
- Page Count: 260
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