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ERIC Number: EJ565752
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Knowledge Explosion in Science Education: Balancing Practical and Theoretical Knowledge.
Boulton, Andrew; Panizzon, Debra
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v35 n5 p475-81 May 1998
Argues that the knowledge explosion in science promotes a perception that scientific knowledge is temporary and unreliable. Presents an ecological example that partially supports these conclusions. Contains 35 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Higher Education, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Methodology, Student Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Explosion