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ERIC Number: EJ227032
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Should Science Be Taught in Primary Schools?
Kerr, Jack; Engel, Elizabeth
Education 3-13, v8 n1 p4-8 Spr 1980
To answer the question posed in the title, the authors assess the progress of primary science in Britain since 1964, reassess policies on science at the primary stage, discuss children's scientific ideas, evaluate the professional training of primary teachers in science, and make a few recommendations. (KC)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Opinions, Primary Education, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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