Contextualized Science for Teaching Science and Technology |
| |
| Authors: | Ravinder Koul Thomas M Dana |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Science Education Program, Penn State University, 163 Chambers Bldg, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, U.S.A. |
| |
| Abstract: | A comprehensive view of science and technology in curricular reforms and materials is needed to promote public understanding and participation in science issues. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the treatment of the nature of science and technology in science curricular materials in India. Textbook sections on the conceptions of mechanics are the basis for this analysis. A contextualized curriculum for schools is offered as a more productive approach to learning and exploring science concepts, processes, and science-and-technology issues. The controversial Sardar Sarovar Hydro-Electric Project in India is used as an exemplary case that can further this effort. The paper concludes that a contextualized curriculum is potentially quite powerful for addressing the nature of science and technology in school curricula and materials. |
| |
| Keywords: | Alternate technologies energy textbooks concept analysis question analysis nature of science contextualized science curriculum controversy India |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
