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ERIC Number: EJ1164261
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
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Discovering Socio-Cultural Aspects of Science through Artworks
Güney, Burcu Gülay; Seker, Hayati
Science & Education, v26 n7-9 p867-887 Nov 2017
Scientific literacy is one of the primary purposes of science education which briefly focuses on using and interpreting scientific explanations, understanding science within its culture. However, science curricula emphasize science with its cognitive aspects and underestimate affective and aesthetic aspects of science. Science education needs to cover beauty of science for students to cross borders between their own culture and culture of science and to achieve the aim of scientific literacy. Relating aesthetic aspects of science with content of science and paving the way for aesthetic experiences through artworks may enrich science education. The purposes of this study are to discuss the need of integrating aesthetic aspects of science in science instruction and to propose examples and pedagogical suggestions to promote aesthetic experiences into the science education. Artworks are selected to present socio-cultural aspects of science to demonstrate the culture of science, their stories are explained, and pedagogical suggestions are proposed. Advantages and difficulties of using artworks in science instruction are discussed as a result of the study.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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