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ERIC Number: EJ569271
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
The Atheoretical Nature of the National Science Education Standards.
Shiland, Thomas W.
Science Education, v82 n5 p615-17 Sep 1998
Argues that the National Science Education Standards is an atheoretical document because it fails to prescribe scientific theories worth knowing, define the role of scientific theories in scientific literacy, or outline a framework to conduct research on the inquiry method. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Inquiry, National Standards, Science Curriculum, Scientific Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Science Education Standards