Everyday Thoughts about Nature [electronic resource] : A Worldview Investigation of Important Concepts Students Use to Make Sense of Nature with Specific Attention of Science / by William W. Cobern

Author	Cobern, William W. author
Title	Everyday Thoughts about Nature [electronic resource] : A Worldview Investigation of Important Concepts Students Use to Make Sense of Nature with Specific Attention of Science / by William W. Cobern
Imprint	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2000
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4171-0
Descript	X, 166 p. online resource

CONTENT

I -- 1. Worldview Theory and Science Education Research -- 2. Nature and Scientific Literacy -- 3. An Interpretive Methodology -- II -- 4. Stating the Assertions -- 5. Sciences and Conceptualizations of Nature -- 6. Gender and Conceptualizations of Nature -- 7. The Environment, Science and Religion -- 8. The Different Worlds of Science Teachers and their Students -- III -- 9. Limitations & Implications for Research -- 10. Putting Things Together -- 11. Where is the Experience of Nature in School? -- References -- Appendix A: Student Narratives on Nature -- Appendix B: Teacher Narratives on Nature -- Appendix C: Basic Interview Protocols -- About the Author

SUBJECT

Education
Epistemology
Ethics
Science education
Anthropology
Education
Science Education
Anthropology
Ethics
Epistemology