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Science Content as Problematic - Issues for Research

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Research in Science Education - Past, Present, and Future

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In this lecture in tribute to Rosalind Driver, you will hear me inevitably refer a number of times to aspects of her research work. This will not be at all in the sense of a retrospective review, but because her research provides vantage points from which to see some directions science education research could well take in the next few years.

Lecture in Honor of Rosalind Driver

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Fensham, P.J. (2001). Science Content as Problematic - Issues for Research. In: Behrendt, H., et al. Research in Science Education - Past, Present, and Future. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47639-8_3

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