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ERIC Number: EJ522190
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Cultural Myths as Constraints to the Enacted Science Curriculum.
Tobin, Kenneth; McRobbie, Campbell J.
Science Education, v80 n2 p223-41 Apr 1996
This study of the teaching of grade-11 chemistry indicates how an experienced teacher made sense of his teaching roles in terms of four cultural myths related to transmission of knowledge, being efficient, maintaining the rigor of the curriculum, and preparing students to be successful on examinations. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Chemistry, High Schools, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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