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Pupils’ Perceptions of Science Education at Primary and Secondary School

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Research in Science Education - Past, Present, and Future

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This paper analyses the views of pupils before and after transfer to secondary school. While pupils reported an enjoyment of science the study raises concerns about the image, status and academic challenge of school science.

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  1. Department of Educational Studies, University of York, UK

    Bob Campbell

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  1. Faculty of Education, University of Kiel, Germany

    Helga Behrendt  & Helmut Dahncke  & 

  2. IPN — Institute for Science Education, University of Kiel, Germany

    Reinders Duit , Wolfgang Gräber , Michael Komorek  & Angela Kross , ,  & 

  3. University of Educational Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia

    Priit Reiska

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Campbell, B. (2001). Pupils’ Perceptions of Science Education at Primary and Secondary School. In: Behrendt, H., et al. Research in Science Education - Past, Present, and Future. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47639-8_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47639-8_16

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-7923-6755-0

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