From "science in the making" to understanding the nature of science
Subtitle: an overview for science educators
By: Mansoor Niaz
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780415807586; 9780203146477
Subjects: EDUCATION / Curricula; Training of; Study and teaching; Science teachers; Science; EDUCATION / General; EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology
Description: "The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for students and teacher educators. Traditional science curricula and textbooks present science as a finished product. Taking a different approach, this book provides a glimpse of "science in the making" -- scientific practice imbued with arguments, controversies, and competition among rival theories and explanations"-- Provided by publisher.