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ERIC Number: EJ633679
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
The Natural Sciences in the Schools: Tension in the Modernization Process of Argentine Society (1870-1960).
Gvirtz, Silvina; Aisenstein, Angela; Cornejo, Jorge N.; Valerani, Alejandra
Science and Education, v10 n6 p545-58 Nov 2001
Analyzes the politicization of the natural sciences curriculum in Argentinean schools in relation to evolutionist theories and the teaching of astronomy and cosmography. Concludes that the ways in which content is selected and arranged arise as a solution to ideological conflicts. (MM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Political Socialization, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Argentina
Note: Special issue: 1999 International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference: A Selection (Part Two).