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ERIC Number: EJ431973
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-6210
Science Curriculum and the BSCS Revisited.
Sarther, Catherine M.
Teaching Education, v3 n2 p101-08 Win-Spr 1991
Discusses Joseph Schwab, a reformer who worked on the Biological Science Curriculum Study (BSCS), noting how BSCS texts implemented his ideas, and the reformer Gerald Holton's ideas, arguing for a science curriculum that includes social dimensions, attitudes associated with inquiry, and processes employed to construct scientific knowledge. (SM)
Descriptors: Biology, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Influences, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Biological Sciences Curriculum Study; Holton (Gerald); Schwab (Joseph J); Subject Content Knowledge