Screen LibraryScience education and curriculum in South Africa /
This book explores the impact of the socio-historical, political, and economic environment in South Africa, both during and after Apartheid. During this time, the South African education system demonstrated an interest in a specific type of knowledge, which Koopman refers to as a science of governme...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Curriculum Studies Worldwide
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40766-1 |
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This book explores the impact of the socio-historical, political, and economic environment in South Africa, both during and after Apartheid. During this time, the South African education system demonstrated an interest in a specific type of knowledge, which Koopman refers to as a science of government . This science of government leaves the learners with a blurred understanding of science that is disconnected from external nature and human nature, and is presented as a series of abstract concepts and definitions. The book also investigates the dialectical tensions between the science curricu |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xix,187pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319407661 |
| Index Number: | LB2806 |
| CLC: | G40 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1 Phenomenology as a method in education research -- Chapter 2 Physical science: A science for government or a science for life? -- Chapter 3 My becoming and un-becoming: Life as a child, learner and university science student -- Chapter 4 I am ready for this new curriculum: The lived experiences of a Physical Science teacher -- Chapter 5 Do teachers also see what chemists see when they teach chemistry? -- Chapter 6 What can science teachers learn from the wine expert? -- Chapter 7 Harnessing the full use of the senses in the science classroom -- Chapter 8 Can a phenomenological appr |