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Why has early childhood science education taken so long to become established as a field of research inquiry? Why do we continue to blame early childhood and primary teachers for their lack of confidence and competence in science education? This book tackles these questions and more.
Grounded in cultural-historical theory, this book explores the development of the field through the eyes of the author. Over 30 years the contexts, the questions, and the foci of a generation of science education researchers are mapped. As the field develops, new concepts, models of teaching and new methods and methodologies are theorised and empirically supported, bringing forward uniqueness of science education for children in play-based settings.
Grounded in cultural-historical theory, this book explores the development of the field through the eyes of the author. Over 30 years the contexts, the questions, and the foci of a generation of science education researchers are mapped. As the field develops, new concepts, models of teaching and new methods and methodologies are theorised and empirically supported, bringing forward uniqueness of science education for children in play-based settings.
Price: $69.00
Pages: 304
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education: Distinguished Contributors
Publication Date:
23 June 2022
ISBN: 9789004520042
Format: Paperback
Marilyn Fleer holds the Foundation Chair of Early Childhood Education and Development at Monash University, Australia. Additionally, she was awarded the 2018 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council, and former President, International Society of Cultural-historical Activity Research.