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ERIC Number: EJ449096
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Newspaper Science, School Science: Friends or Enemies?
Wellington, J.
International Journal of Science Education, v13 n4 p363-72 Oct-Dec 1991
Asserts that scientific details presented informally in newspapers can be of educational value within school science instruction when used carefully and critically. Suggests that one of the aims of the science curriculum should be the development of students' willingness and ability to study newspaper science with understanding and healthy skepticism. (16 references) (Author/JJK)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Mass Media Use, Material Development, Media Adaptation, Newspapers, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United Kingdom