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The Image of Science, Technological Consciousness, and the Hidden Curriculum.
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Gordon, David – Curriculum Inquiry, 1984
The hidden curriculum of schools gives students an image of science in which scientific truths are seen as a collection of facts, scientists as clever people, scientific explanations as true because they "make sense," and reality as consisting of observation. (Author/DCS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Fundamental Concepts, Hidden Curriculum