A Framework for Humanised Physics Teaching.

Newton, Douglas P.

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ERIC Number: EJ356003

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Framework for Humanised Physics Teaching.

Newton, Douglas P.

Physics Education, v22 n2 p85-90 Mar 1987

Presents the viewpoint that science can fulfill human needs as a human activity, as a model for problem solving, and as a world view or a view of reality. Proposes a set of goals for humanized physics teaching. Suggests several approaches for infusing these goals into an overall physics education program. (TW)

Descriptors: College Science, Environmental Influences, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Moral Values, Physics, Problem Solving, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Attitudes, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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