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Direct linkAndersson, Kristina; Gullberg, Annica – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
In this article we problematize the purpose of teaching science in preschool and the competences preschool teachers need in order to conduct science activities in the classroom. The empirical data were collected through an action research project with five preschool and primary school teachers (K-6). In the first section of this paper we use one…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Siry, Christina – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
In this forum paper, I respond to issues raised by Kristina Andersson and Annica Gullberg in their article titled "What is science in preschool and what do teachers have to know to empower children?" (2012). I seek to continue the discussion begun with Andersson and Gullberg's paper, by further exploring the questions they introduce…
Descriptors: Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Roychoudhury, Anita – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
In this paper I discuss the challenges of teaching science concepts and discourse in preschool in light of the study conducted by Kristina Andersson and Annica Gullberg. I then suggest a complementary approach to teaching science at this level from the perspective of social construction of knowledge based on Vygotsky's theory (1934/1987). In…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Preschool Education, Scientific Concepts, Feminism
