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Schooling and the Acquisition of Knowledge (Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education)
by RICHARD C. ANDERSON, RAND J. SPIRO AND WILLIAM E. MONTAGUEOriginally published in 1977, this book reports the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center. The one common thread running through all of the formal papers and dialogue was that the knowledge a person already possesses is the principal determiner of what that individual can learn from an educational experience. These questions were addressed: How is knowledge organized? How does knowledge develop? How is knowledge retrieved and used? What instructional techniques promise to facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge? The kinds of answers provided are characterized by their as well as by their specificity. Accordingly, the volume should be of interest to both the generalist and the specialist.
Schooling, Childhood, and Bureaucracy
by Tony WatersIn exploring the relationship between bureaucratic schooling and the individual child, Waters describes the persistence of educational inequality, child development, and the nature of bureaucracy. The conclusions point out how education bureaucracies frame both schooling and childhood as they relentlessly seek to create ever more perfect children.
Schools That Heal: Design with Mental Health in Mind
by Claire LataneWhat would a school look like if it was designed with mental health in mind? Too many public schools look and feel like prisons, designed out of fear of vandalism and truancy. But we know that nurturing environments are better for learning. Access to nature, big classroom windows, and open campuses consistently reduce stress, anxiety, disorderly conduct, and crime, and improve academic performance. Backed by decades of research, Schools That Heal showcases clear and compelling ways—from furniture to classroom improvements to whole campus renovations—to make supportive learning environments for our children and teenagers. With invaluable advice for school administrators, public health experts, teachers, and parents Schools That Heal is a call to action and a practical resource to create nurturing and inspiring schools for all children.
Schools for Growth
by Lois HolzmanPresenting radical alternatives to current educational models. The author of this book donated an original digital copy for inclusion on Bookshare.org. Please join us in thanking Lois Holzman and the Eastside Institute for providing this accessible digital book to this community.
Schools for Growth: Radical Alternatives To Current Education Models
by Lois HolzmanA passionate deconstruction and reconstruction of learning, development, and schooling that urges teachers to explore and create new educational opportunities for themselves and their students, Schools for Growth: Radical Alternatives to Current Educational Models asks the following questions: Can we create ways for people to learn the kinds of things that are necessary for functional adaptation without stifling their capacity to continuously create their growth? Can schools become environments that support children to perform not only as learners but as developers of their lives? This book challenges educators to look at the deeply-rooted assumptions about schooling, learning, and development and urges that the way psychology and education have constructed our conceptions of what it means to teach, to learn, and to grow may be the most serious impediment to the learning and developing of children. Beyond the criticism, the author presents an original methodological reformation of what learning and development are as relational activities and then takes readers on a visit to three radical independent school settings. Arguing that current educational models have been misguided by scientific psychology, the author states that the dominant model of human development actually hinders development. Moreover, as learning theory has become infused with developmental theory over the past 30 years, the overly cognitive manner in which psychologists have come to think about thinking, learning, and development has become further insinuated into education. Both theories--learning and developmental--fail o recognize the human capacity for relational-revolutionary activity and for performance. The prevalent mode of education--acquisitional learning--is grounded in a world view that gives primacy to knowledge and knowing which Holzman believes is inconsistent with ongoing developmental activity. The author focuses on "developmental learning"--a social constructionist, activity-theoretic conception of development which includes a transformation and synthesis of Vygotsky and philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. She also discusses educational projects that are self-conscious attempts to break with key elements of modern epistemology and the dominant psychological paradigm as they are perpetrated in contemporary educational theory and practice. Their specific philosophies and practices highlight important methodological issues raised in the attempt to create "postmodern schools"--schools more concerned with growing than knowing.
Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Five Stories of Psychotherapy
by Deborah LuepnitzAre human beings destined to find perfect complements in love, or are we more like the fabled porcupines-forever jostling for a place between painful entanglement and loveless isolation? This is the question at the heart of this stunning new book. "People seek therapy only when things have gone terribly wrong in their lives," observes Deborah Luepnitz, one of the field's most gifted psychotherapists and a writer of uncommon talent. "They arrive in the grip of a death wish or some unspeakable obsession, but what is at stake always turns out to be intimacy-the endless dilemmas of loyalty and desire." Schopenhauer's Porcupines recounts five stories from Luepnitz's practice, with patients who range from the super-rich to the homeless-as they grapple with panic attacks, psychosomatic illness, marital despair, and sexual recklessness. We watch their therapy unfold week-to-week, from the first phone call to the final sessions, as these men and women learn, in the words of one poet, "to make room in love for hate."Written with wry humor and deep compassion, Schopenhauer's Porcupines goes further than any other book in unveiling the secrets of "how talking helps." Its wisdom and intelligence will appeal to readers everywhere who are reaching for psychological renewal and want to go beyond "quick-fix" cures.
Schreiben zur Selbsthilfe: Weil Worte wirken: Glück erleben – gesund sein
by Birgit SchreiberIn diesem Ratgeber erfahren Sie, wie Sie mit dem Schreiben das Glück im Alltag mehren und sich in Lebenskrisen selber helfen können. Die Methode erfordert keine Vorkenntnisse und ist für jeden erschwinglich. Die Anregungen sind wissenschaftlich fundiert und unterstützen Sie dabei, Ihre persönliche Entwicklung selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Sie stärken Seele und Körper, beugen Burnout vor und trainieren kommunikative Kompetenzen. Menschen in Therapie und Beratung können Prozesse intensivieren. Wer noch keinen Therapeuten gefunden hat, kann die Wartezeit produktiv nutzen. Alle Anregungen eignen sich gut fürs Tagebuch und Journal. Hörübungen machen die Umsetzung leicht. Ein Begleiter, für alle, die gern schreiben, auch bei belastenden Erfahrungen. Aus dem Inhalt: Schreiben als Selbsthilfe – Grenzen: wann ist professionelle Hilfe wichtig – gut erforscht: amerikanische Schreibmethoden – neue Autobiografie – Tagebuch – Neurowissenschaft und Schreiben – Selbstmanagement – Achtsamkeitspraxis – Schreiben bei schwerer Krankheit – Lieblingsmethoden finden. Die Autorin: Dr. Birgit Schreiber ist seit 2007 Schreibdozentin und arbeitet als Journalistin und Coach (DGSF) in Bremen. Die Biografieforscherin und Poesietherapeutin inspiriert Menschen in ihren Workshops zu schreiben und sich mit Freude weiterzuentwickeln. Sie ist Mitherausgeberin des Fachmagazins „SchreibRÄUME“ und leitet Schreiblehrgänge für Therapeuten, Berater, Lehrende in Wien und an der Uni Vechta.
Schritte ins Ungewisse: Wie sich Ungewissheit im Leben besser aushalten lässt
by Nils SpitzerUngewissheit ist überall, im Kleinen wie im Großen: Ist das Licht im Kühlschrank wirklich aus? Wird der Zeitarbeitsvertrag verlängert? Wird es im Urlaub regnen? Wie wird sich die chronische Krankheit weiterentwickeln? Dieser Ratgeber zeigt, wie eine geringe Toleranz gegenüber Ungewissheiten Menschen belasten kann, gerade wenn sich solche Ungewissheiten ballen. Er zeigt Methoden, die eigene Ungewissheitstoleranz zu erhöhen, um hier besser gewappnet zu sein.Die Reihe der psychischen Probleme, mit denen eine geringe Ungewissheitstoleranz in Zusammenhang gebracht wird, verlängert sich immer mehr: Depression, Ess- und Zwangsstörung, Autismus, aber auch der Umgang mit ungewissen körperlichen Erkrankungen wie Krebs oder MS. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt das schwierige gesellschaftliche Zusammenspiel von neuen Freiheiten und Ungewissheiten – er bietet Möglichkeiten, einen besseren Umgang mit dem Ungewissen zu finden. Vorgestellt werden zudem drei hilfreiche Haltungen, Ungewissheit nicht bloß gut auszuhalten: das Ungewisse (1) als Genuss oder (2) als Abenteuer nehmen lernen oder (3) ihm mit Resonanz begegnen.Geschrieben für …Betroffene und Interessierte; Psychologische Psychotherapeuten, Psychiater, Berater können das Buch therapie- und beratungsbegleitend empfehlen.Der Autor:Dipl.-Psych. Nils Spitzer ist Psychologischer Psychotherapeut mit eigener Praxis. Er schreibt Bücher und Zeitschriftenbeiträge und ist Dozent in Psychotherapieausbildungen wie auf Fachkongressen.
Schutz vor sexueller Gewalt und Übergriffen in Institutionen: Für die Leitungspraxis in Gesundheitswesen, Jugendhilfe und Schule
by Ulrike Hoffmann Elisa König Jörg Fegert Michael Kölch Daniela Harsch Susanne WitteLeitungskräfte in Einrichtungen, die mit Kindern arbeiten, haben eine ganz besondere Verantwortung den Schutzbefohlenen gegenüber. Sie müssen sowohl präventiv arbeiten und entsprechende Konzepte anbieten als auch im Ernstfall wissen, wie sie jetzt vorgehen müssen. Die Implementierung von richtigen Schutzkonzepten fällt aber keiner Leitungskraft mit Führungsverantwortung in den Schoß. Deshalb gibt es nun dieses Buch, das sowohl in theoretischer Einführung als auch ganz explizit praktischen Falltrainings zeigt, wie man als Führungsperson seine Einrichtung für den Fall aller Fälle wappnet oder mit klaren Regeln dafür sorgt, dass dieser möglichst nie eintritt. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Missbrauchsfälle, sondern auch ganz allgemein um die Wahrung der Rechte von Kindern. Inklusive über 20 Videos zum Ansehen über die Multimedia App.
Schutzkonzepte gegen sexualisierte Gewalt in medizinischen Einrichtungen für Kinder und Jugendliche
by Jörg M. Fegert Ulrike Hoffmann Elisa König Marc Allroggen Miriam RassenhoferMedizinische Einrichtungen sind Orte, die der Pflege bei und Behandlung von Erkrankungen dienen, an denen es aber auch zu Gewalt und Vernachlässigung gegen Patientinnen und Patienten kommen kann. Seit November 2020 ist es deshalb aufgrund einer Vorgabe des Gemeinsamen Bundesausschusses (G-BA) für medizinische Einrichtungen verpflichtend, ein Schutzkonzept gegen (sexualisierte) Gewalt zu entwickeln. Für die Entwicklung von Schutzkonzepten im medizinisch-therapeutischen Bereich gab es bisher kaum umfassende Handreichungen. Das vorliegende Buch schließt diese Lücke: Die Autorinnen und Autoren gehen zunächst auf die spezifischen Merkmale des medizinisch-therapeutischen Arbeitskontextes ein und geben generelle Hinweise zur Entwicklung von Schutzkonzepten. Anschließend stellen sie die Elemente eines Schutzkonzeptes vor und geben praxisnahe Empfehlungen für dessen Entwicklung, Umsetzung und Evaluation. Zu jedem Element regen ergänzende Arbeitsblätter mit Übungen und Reflexionen zur Umsetzung in der eigenen Institution an. Darüber hinaus werden jeweils auch Hinweise zur Adaption an verschiedene Settings gegeben: den kinder- und jugendpsychiatrischen und somatischen Bereich, stationäre oder ambulante Strukturen sowie die Übertragung auf andere Zielgruppen (z.B. die Betreuung von Menschen mit Behinderung). Darstellungen von Schutzprozessen in verschiedenen Kliniken machen als Praxisbeispiele deutlich, dass es nicht den einen “Königsweg” zum Schutzkonzept gibt.Das Buch versteht sich als Praxishandbuch und richtet sich an Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten sowie alle anderen Fachkräfte im medizinisch-therapeutischen Bereich, die Schutzmaßnahmen entwickeln möchten - damit Kliniken und Praxen Schutzorte bleiben, statt zum Tatort zu werden.
Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter
by Robert Rummel-HudsonWhen Schuyler Rummel-Hudson was eighteen months old, a question about her lack of speech by her pediatrician set in motion a journey that continues today. When she was diagnosed with bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (an extremely rare neurological disorder), her parents were given a name for the monster that had been stalking them from doctor to doctor, and from despair to hope, and back again. Once they knew why Schuyler couldn't speak, they needed to determine how to help her learn. They took on educators and society to give their beautiful daughter a voice, and in the process learned a thing or two about fearlessness, tenacity, and joy. More than a memoir of a parent dealing with his child's disability, Schuyler's Monster is a tale of a little girl who silently teaches a man filled with self-doubt how to be the father she needs. Robert Rummel-Hudson has been writing online since 1995. His work has been recognized by the Diarist Awards at diarist. net, including citations for Best Writing, Best Overall Journal, Best Account of a Public or News Event, Best Dramatic Entry, and the Legacy Hall of Fame Award. He has served three times as a featured panelist at JournalCon, an annual conference for online writers. His online writing has been featured in articles in the Austin Chronicle , the Irish Times and the New Haven Register . Robert and his family currently live in Plano, Texas. When Schuyler was 18 months old, a question about her lack of speech by her pediatrician set in motion a journey that continues today. When she was diagnosed with Bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (an extremely rare neurological disorder caused by a malformation of the brain), her parents were given a name for the monster that had been stalking them throughout the search for the correct answer to Schuyler''s mystery. Once they knew why she couldnâ t speak, they needed to determine how to help her learn. Schuylerâ s Monster is more than the memoir of a parent dealing with a childâ s disability. It is the honest, funny, and heart-wrenching story of the relationship between a unique and ethereal little girl and her father who struggles with whether or not he is the right dad for the job. It is the story of a family seeking answers to a childâ s dilemma, but it is also a chronicle of their unique relationships, formed without traditional language against the expectations of a doubting world. It is the story of a little girl who silently teaches a man filled with self-doubt how to be the father she needs. "A gripping explication, shot through with equal parts horror and hope, of how parenthood can turn ordinary people into passionate advocates. "â " Neal Pollack, author of Alternadad "Robert Rummel-Hudson is brave enough to reveal the damage the discovery of his child''s condition did to his marriage and to his own sense of self. He manages to repair some of the damage through close involvement with Schuyler and vigorous campaigning on her behalf. His memoir is honest, often painful and deeply personal. "â " Charlotte Moore, author of George & Sam "The book is engaging and honestâ "I''m sure it will help many parents who are struggling to find the most loving way to help their children who have â issues. â "â " Dana Buchman, author of A Special Education "The monster in this heartfelt memoir is polymicrogyria, an extremely rare brain malformation that, in the case of Rummel-Hudson''s daughter Schuyler, has completely impaired her ability to speak. During her first three years, as her parents seek to find out what hidden ''monster'' is causing her wordlessness, they endure ''two years of questions and tests and at least one unsatisfactory diagnosis. '' But while Rummel-Hudson initially rages at God for giving Schuyler ''a life that would never ever be what we''d imagined it to be,'' his depiction of her next four years becomes a study not only in Schuyler''s vivacious and resilient personality, but also in the redeeming power of understanding and a ''stup
Schweigen: Von der Kunst der Stille bis zur befohlenen Ruhe
by Theodor IttenStille und Schweigen sind im Alltag und in der Politik ständig präsent, aber warum sprechen wir so selten darüber? Wir lieben die Stille, die Ruhe, wenn wir sie brauchen, halten sie aber kaum aus, wenn wir ihr Gegenüber sind. Im Geheimnis verschweigen wir etwas, das uns beschützt und hilft zu leben. Auf der anderen Seite wird manches buchstäblich totgeschwiegen, das zur Sprache gebracht werden müsste, um Heilung zu ermöglichen. Untertanen werden mit diktatorischem Gehabe zum Schweigen gebracht – eine kommunikative Machtdemonstration.Dieses Buch beschreibt und analysiert aus sozialpsychologischer, kulturhistorischer und philosophischer Perspektive das menschliche Verhalten im Bezug zur Stille. Eindrucksvoll bringt der Autor zu Wort, was seine Erfahrungen, Gedanken, Textforschungen und Expertengespräche rund um dieses vielschichtige Thema hergeben, und lässt so neue, überraschende Verbindungen zwischen Stille, Schweigen und Ruhegeben entstehen. Ein erzählender Wegweiser mit nachdenklich stimmenden und amüsanten Erkenntnissen für alle Menschen, die dem Schweigen in all seinen Aspekten auf den Grund gehen möchten.
Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy
by John Warwick MontgomeryJohn Warwick Montgomery beautifully highlights how modern psychiatric treatment has lost its mind! Contemporary forms of psychotherapy are, soulless— psychological and spiritual problems require a transcendent solution, as Montgomery nicely documents. No citation of Freud, Jung, or Albert Schweitzer in his flawed diagnosis of Jesus will never be the same as quoting Holy Scripture. Dr. Montgomery' s latest book is a fresh movement of the Spirit of God to a lost and dying world without Christ. The answer: Put Christianity back into the discussion of what is genuine treatment, and Montgomery' s newest bookwonderfully points us in that direction.
Schwiegermutter – Kind – Schwiegerkind: Schlachtfeld oder Chance
by Hans-Jürgen GauglIn diesem anschaulichen, ermutigenden und humorvoll verfassten Werk wird die Beziehung zwischen Schwiegermutter, Kind und Schwiegerkind anschaulich dargestellt und analysiert. Ausgehend von den beobachtbaren Vorkommnissen, die für unbeteiligte Außenstehende skurril bis witzig anmuten, wird aus Sicht des Konfliktmanagements die dahinter wirksame Dynamik aufgezeigt. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen lässt zunehmendes Verständnis für alle beteiligten Seiten entstehen und die jeweiligen Hintergründe des Handelns erkennen. Der krönende Abschluss liegt dann schließlich in Anregungen zu einer eigenverantwortlichen Verbesserung der Gesamtsituation, bei welcher auch auf die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten der Zur Hilfenahme von Expertinnen und Experten gleichsam einem Coach in ihrer Wirkungsweise eingegangen wird. Zahlreiche Beispiele aus Alltagsschilderungen in anonymisierter Form lockern die manchmal für den Laien doch herausfordernden wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse auf und stellen die Verbindung zu den eigenen Erfahrungen der Leserinnen und Leser her. Stilistisch werden die Leserinnen und Leser mit einem Augenzwinkern abgeholt, hineinbegleitet in die vielerorts selbst gemachten Erfahrungen, eingeladen zur Betrachtung der Szenerie aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln (Kommunikation, Tiefenpsychologie, Systemik, Neurobiologie, Philosophie) und schließlich motiviert, Chancen wahrzunehmen und nicht das eigene Glück dem vermeintlich unkontrolliert hüpfenden Spielball einer Konfliktdynamik zu überlassen.
Schwierige Situationen im Business-Coaching: Praxisbeispiele, Perspektiven und Handlungsmöglichkeiten
by Heidi Möller Jannik ZimmermannCoaches begegnen in ihrer beruflichen Praxis einer Bandbreite von Situationen, die sie als schwierig erleben. Die Herausforderungen haben unterschiedliche Quellen. Sie können von den Coaches selbst, den Coachees oder der beauftragenden Organisation ausgehen. Doch wie stellen sich diese Situationen im Detail dar? Wie kann man als Coach diese verstehen und angemessen darauf reagieren? Anhand online erhobener realer Fallbeispiele werden in diesem Buch schwierige Situationen genauer betrachtet. Hierbei stellen renommierte Coaches ihre theoretischen und methodischen Perspektiven und ihre Handlungsempfehlungen zur Diskussion.
Schöner RIECHEN: Die magische Wirkung von Parfums auf das Wohlbefinden
by Joachim MensingDieses Buch macht Sie zum Parfum Insider. Entdecken Sie Wirkung, Trends und Zukunft von Parfums. Die Parfümerie steht aufgrund neuer Methoden der Gehirnforschung und aktueller Erkenntnisse der Duftpsychologie kurz vor ihrer dritten Revolution, der Neuroparfümerie. Mit diesem spannend und fundiert geschriebenen Buch gewinnen Sie einen umfassenden Einblick in die Kreation, Welt und Praxis der modernen Parfümerie und erhalten dazu interessante Insiderinformationen. Aktuelle Erkenntnisse der Psychologie, Aromatherapie, Gehirnforschung und Neuroparfümerie zur Wirkung von Düften machen Schöner RIECHEN zur Fundgrube von neuen Erkenntnissen. Als Sachbuch mit Ratgeberanteil ist es ohne Vorkenntnisse leicht lesbar und gibt viele praktische Tipps. Sie erfahren unter anderem, dass einige Parfums bereits weit mehr können, als nur gut zu riechen, wie Parfümeure und Marketing ihre Parfums kreieren, welche Duftvorlieben vorherrschen und wie durch Duftwirkung das eigene Erleben und die Lebensfreude gezielt beeinflusst werden kann. Zielgruppen Alle, die Parfums und Düfte lieben und mehr über die magische Wirkung von Parfums auf das Wohlbefinden erfahren möchten und vielleicht mit dem Gedanken spielen, einmal selbst ihr eigenes Parfum zu kreieren. Es ist auch ideal für diejenigen, die in der Duft-, Kosmetik- und Beautybranche tätig sind und ihr Wissen rund um Parfums auffrischen möchten. Zum Autor Dr. Joachim Mensing ist Dipl.-Psychologe, Soziologe, und trainierte Nase mit über 30 Jahren Berufspraxis in der Parfümerie und Dufttherapie. Bei einem der größten Dufthersteller wurde er zum Trend-Coach der Parfümeure und entwickelte Methoden der Parfumentwicklung und des Marketings. Viele der Parfums, an denen er arbeitete, erhielten begehrte Auszeichnungen wie den Fifi-Award, den Oscar für Parfums.
Science And Human Behavior
by B. F SkinnerThe psychology classic--a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled--from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two."This is an important book, exceptionally well written, and logically consistent with the basic premise of the unitary nature of science. Many students of society and culture would take violent issue with most of the things that Skinner has to say, but even those who disagree most will find this a stimulating book." --Samuel M. Strong, The American Journal of Sociology"This is a remarkable book--remarkable in that it presents a strong, consistent, and all but exhaustive case for a natural science of human behavior...It ought to be...valuable for those whose preferences lie with, as well as those whose preferences stand against, a behavioristic approach to human activity." --Harry Prosch, Ethics
Science And Human Behavior
by B. F SkinnerThe psychology classic--a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled--from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two."This is an important book, exceptionally well written, and logically consistent with the basic premise of the unitary nature of science. Many students of society and culture would take violent issue with most of the things that Skinner has to say, but even those who disagree most will find this a stimulating book." --Samuel M. Strong, The American Journal of Sociology"This is a remarkable book--remarkable in that it presents a strong, consistent, and all but exhaustive case for a natural science of human behavior...It ought to be...valuable for those whose preferences lie with, as well as those whose preferences stand against, a behavioristic approach to human activity." --Harry Prosch, Ethics
Science Education Research and Practice from Japan
by Manabu Sumida Tetsuo IsozakiThis book project poses a major challenge to Japanese science education researchers in order to disseminate research findings on and to work towards maintaining the strength and nature of Japanese science education. It also presents a unique opportunity to initiate change and/or develop science education research in Japan. It provides some historical reasons essential to Japanese students’ success in international science tests such as TIMSS and PISA. Also, it helps to tap the potential of younger generation of science education researchers by introducing them to methods and designs in the research practice.
Science Education Towards Social and Ecological Justice: Provocations and Conversations (Sociocultural Explorations of Science Education #24)
by Ralph Levinson Larry Bencze Ajay Sharma Lyn Carter Isabel Martins Matthew Weinstein Chantal PouliotThis book consists of stories of struggles in science education presented by a network of science educators working in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Britain, and the United States. The common goal of these educators is to produce more socially/ecologically just models and practices of science education. The book considers and reworks the key-terms of current social justice: agency, realism, justice, and power. Its first section explores re-inhabiting science in the quest for more just worlds including reterritorializing science within emergent theories of critical realism, engaging citizens activists with corporate science, and challenging neoliberalism and the forces that organize (structure) knowledge. The second section redefines praxis of science education itself through nuanced explorations of agency, decolonialism, and justice in ways that emphasize complexity, hybridity, ambivalence, and contradiction. The stories of this international group capture individual and collective efforts, motivated by a persistent sense that science and science education matter for questions of justice.
Science Education and Citizenship
by Sevan G. TerzianScience fairs, clubs, and talent searches are familiar fixtures in American education, yet little is known about why they began and grew in popularity. In Science Education and Citizenship, Sevan G. Terzian traces the civic purposes of these extracurricular programs for youth over four decades in the early to mid-twentieth century. He argues that Americans' mobilization for World War Two reoriented these educational activities from scientific literacy to national defense a shift that persisted in the ensuing atomic age and has left a lasting legacy in American science education.
Science Education and Teacher Professional Development: Combining Learning with Research (Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education)
by Elizabeth A. C. RushtonThis book presents a radical reconceptualization of subject-focused and research-led teacher professional development. Drawing on the experiences of more than 50 high school teachers and technicians who participated in science-based research with their students, the author examines how this enables teachers to develop a ‘Teacher Scientist’ model of professional identity. Through active participation in research, science teachers and technicians can implement socially just approaches to education, where students’ differences are valued and, through research, their social and academic development is supported. Central to the ‘Teacher Scientist’ identity is the development of, and sustained interaction with, complex and collaborative professional networks which include researchers, university-staff and teachers and students in other schools. In the context of persistent recruitment and retention challenges, the ‘Teacher Scientist’ model provides a research-led approach which may offer an alternative to strategies focused on financial incentives.
Science Education during Early Childhood
by Wolff-Michael Roth Maria Ines Mafra Goulart Katerina PlakitsiChildren's learning and understanding of science during their pre-school years has been a neglected topic in the education literature--something this volume aims to redress. Paradigmatic notions of science education, with their focus on biologically governed development and age-specific accession to scientific concepts, have perpetuated this state of affairs. This book offers a very different perspective, however. It has its roots in the work of cultural-historical activity theorists, who, since Vygotsky, have assumed that any higher cognitive function existed in and as a social relation first. Accepting this precept removes any lower limit we may deem appropriate on children's cognitive engagement with science-related concepts. The authors describe and analyze the ways in which children aged from one to five grapple with scientific concepts, and also suggest ways in which pre-service and in-service teachers can be prepared to teach in ways that support children's development in cultural and historical contexts. In doing so, the book affirms the value of cultural-historical activity theory as an appropriate framework for analyzing preschool children's participation in science learning experiences, and shows that that the theory provides an appropriate framework for understanding learning, as well as for planning and conducting training for pre-school teachers.
Science Education for Diversity: Theory and Practice
by Rupert Wegerif Nasser MansourReflecting the very latest theory on diversity issues in science education, including new dialogic approaches, this volume explores the subject from a range of perspectives and draws on studies from around the world. The work discusses fundamental topics such as how we conceptualize diversity as well as examining the ways in which heterogeneous cultural constructs influence the teaching and learning of science in a range of contexts. Including numerous strategies ready for adoption by interested teachers, the book addresses the varied cultural factors that influence engagement with science education. It seeks answers to the question of why increasing numbers of students fail to connect with science education in schools and looks at the more subtle impact that students' individually constructed identities have on the teaching and learning of science. Recognizing the diversity of its audience, the book covers differing levels and science subjects, and examines material from a range of viewpoints that include pedagogy, curricula, teacher education, learning, gender, religion, and ICT, as well as those of in-service and trainee teachers at all levels.
Science Education in Theory and Practice: An Introductory Guide to Learning Theory (Springer Texts in Education)
by Ben Akpan Teresa J. KennedyThis book provides a collection of applicable learning theories and their applications to science teaching. It presents a synthesis of historical theories while also providing practical implications for improvement of pedagogical practices aimed at advancing the field into the future. The theoretical viewpoints included in this volume span cognitive and social human development, address theories of learning, and describe approaches to teaching and curriculum development. The book presents and discusses humanistic, behaviourist, cognitivist, and constructivist theories. In addition, it looks at other theories, such as multiple intelligences theory, systems thinking, gender/sexuality theory and indigenous knowledge systems. Each chapter follows a reader-motivated approach anchored on a narrative genre. The book serves as a guide for those aiming to create optional learning experiences to prepare the next generation STEM workforce.