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ERIC Number: EJ317450
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Reference Count: 0
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The Domain of Science Education.
Good, Ron; And Others
Science Education, v69 n2 p139-41 Apr 1985
Attempts to redefine science education as "the interface between science and society" are critically examined and rejected. Authors support the definition that science education is a discipline devoted to discovering, developing, and evaluating improved methods and materials to teach science (the quest for knowledge and the knowledge generated by that quest). (DH)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinion Papers, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science and Society; Science Education Research
Note: For a reply to the opinions expressed in this article, see SE 537 616.