Screen LibraryKnowledge at the Crossroads? : Physics and History in the Changing World of Schools and Universities /
There is much discussion about what needs to change in education institutions in the 21st century, but less attention given to how core disciplinary studies should be considered within that context. This book is based on a major 4-year research study of history and physics in the changing environmen...
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Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2081-0 |
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There is much discussion about what needs to change in education institutions in the 21st century, but less attention given to how core disciplinary studies should be considered within that context. This book is based on a major 4-year research study of history and physics in the changing environment of schools and universities in Australia. Are these forms of knowledge still valuable for students? Are they complementary to, or at odds with the concerns about 21st century skills , interdisciplinary and collaborative research teams, employability and learner-centred education? How do those wh |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XII, 233 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789811020810 |
| Index Number: | LB2806 |
| CLC: | G423 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Chapter 1 Researching the changing world of education -- Part I: Re-thinking and reform of education today - Foundations and debates -- Chapter 2 Knowledge and education in the 21st century -- Chapter 3 History and physics as disciplines -- Chapter 4 New public management and the changing governance of universities -- Chapter 5 The changing agendas and governance of the school curriculum -- Part II Schools -- Chapter 6 Australian 'history wars': The contested purpose of history in the curriculum -- Chapter 7 The physics curriculum: What is the 'discipline' that needs to be nu |