Children's Informal Ideas in Science / Edition 1

by P. J. Black, A. M. Lucas

Overview

The ideas that children have about science concepts have for the past decade been the subject of a wealth of international research. But while the area has been strong in terms of data, it has suffered from a lack of theory.
Children's Informal Ideas in Science addresses the question of whether children's ideas about science can be explained in a single theoretical framework. Twelve different approaches combine to tackle this central issue, each taking a deliberately critical standpoint. The contributors address such themes as values in research, the social construction of knowledge and the work of Piaget in a rich contribution to the debate without claiming finally to resolve it. The authors conclude with a discussion of how a theory can be built up, along with suggestions for ways ahead in the research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415005395
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/22/1993
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1340L (what's this?)

About the Author

P. J. Black, A. M. Lucas

Table of Contents

Contributors inlcude: Joan Solomon, Joan Bliss, Guy Claxton, Terry Russell, Jon Ogborn, Arthur Lucas, Neil Ryder, Jayashree Ramadas, Michael Shayer, Paul Black, Wynne Harlen