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ERIC Number: EJ518764
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Perspectives, Partnerships, and Values in Science Education: A University and Public Elementary School Collaboration.
Herwitz, Stanley R.; Guerra, Marion
Science Education, v80 n1 p21-34 Jan 1996
Describes a course teaching planetary science to elementary school students in collaboration with a university. Chronicles how a partnership between an elementary school teacher and a university-based research scientist effectively shaped the teacher's understanding of values and attitudes inherent in science education. Presents a model for increasing the scientific literacy of underrepresented students. (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Beliefs, College School Cooperation, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Inquiry, Partnerships in Education, Scientific Literacy, Space Sciences, Values
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nature of Science