ROUTLEDGEFALMER READER IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

THIS READER BRINGS TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIAL TO PRESENT AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON TOPICAL ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION TODAY. IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEMES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE BOOK, THIRTY-EIGHT SCIENCE EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD RESPONDED TO THE QUESTION 'WHAT ISSUES ARE CURRENTLY IMPORTANT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY?' THE OUTCOME IS THIS LIVELY AND AUTHORITATIVE READER, WHICH FEATURES TOPICS AS VARIED AS GLOBALISATION ASSESSMENT, PUPIL'S VIEWS ON SCIENCE EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, TEACHING APPROACHES, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, MULTIMEDIA, AND ICT CONSTRUCTIVISM. WITH A SPECIALLY WRITTEN INTRODUCTION FROM THE EDITOR, PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED CONTEXT TO THE CURRENT EDUCATION CLIMATE, STUDENTS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION WILL FIND THIS READER AN IMPORTANT ROUTE MAP TO FURTHER READING AND UNDERSTANDING.