Science Education Research and Practice in Europe : Retrospective and Prospective.

Intro -- Science Education Research and Practice in Europe: Retrospective and Prospective -- CONTENTS -- 1. Science Education Research and Practice in Europe: Retrospective and Prospective -- 2. The Model of Educational Reconstruction - A Framework for Improving Teaching and Learning Science -- 3. Transcending Science: Scientific Literacy and Bildung for the 21st Century -- 4. How Research on Students' Processes of Concept Formation can Inform Curriculum Development -- 5. Studies of the Development of Students' Understandings of Ecological Phenomena -- 6. Video Analysis as a tool for Understanding Science Instruction -- 7. The Nature of Video Studies in Science Education -- 8. Teaching Activities and Language use in Science Classrooms -- 9. Results and Perspectives from the ROSE Project -- 10. The Cultural Context of Science Education -- 11. Argumentation in Science Education Research: Perspectives from Europe -- 12. Classroom Discourse and Science Learning: Issues of Engagement, Quality and Outcome -- 13. School Health Education Nowadays: Challenges and Trends -- 14. Science Education Research in Turkey: A Content Analysis of Selected Features of Published Papers -- 15. Improving Science Education Through European Models of Sustainable Teacher Professional Development.

In reading this book you are invited to consider the historical, social and political contexts that have driven developments in science education research over the years. A unique feature of science education in Europe is the impact of the European Union on research and development over many years.

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