The Natural Sciences in the Schools: Tension in the Modernization Process of Argentine Society (1870-1960).

Gvirtz, Silvina; Aisenstein, Angela; Cornejo, Jorge N.; Valerani, Alejandra

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Publication Date: 2001

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The Natural Sciences in the Schools: Tension in the Modernization Process of Argentine Society (1870-1960).

Gvirtz, Silvina; Aisenstein, Angela; Cornejo, Jorge N.; Valerani, Alejandra

Science and Education, v10 n6 p545-58 Nov 2001

Analyzes the politicization of the natural sciences curriculum in Argentinean schools in relation to evolutionist theories and the teaching of astronomy and cosmography. Concludes that the ways in which content is selected and arranged arise as a solution to ideological conflicts. (MM)

Descriptors: Astronomy, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Political Socialization, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Argentina

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