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ERIC Number: EJ268888
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Oct
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The Power of Purpose.
Renner, John W.
Science Education, v66 n5 p709-16 Oct 1982
Addresses the power held by persons who construct curricula, teach, and do research from a frame of reference that includes definite purposes for and theories about science education. Suggests the purpose of science education as a discipline is to improve existing procedures and establish new and verified procedures for teaching science. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning, Learning Theories, Models, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research