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ERIC Number: EJ365268
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Toward a Philosophically More Valid Science Curriculum.
Hodson, Derek
Science Education, v72 n1 p19-40 Jan 1988
Argues that the failure of modern courses to achieve their declared goals in relation to children's understanding of science has two causes, namely teachers views about the nature of science, and a degree of confusion in the philosophical stance implicit in many science curricula. Presents a philosophical model for curricula. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Philosophy, Process Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Skill Development, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
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