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Defining an Identity

Part of the book series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education ((CTISE,volume 20))

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Abstract

In Chapter 1 the first criterion I suggested for science education as a distinctive field of research is that the researcher had a knowledge of science. This chapter is essentially about research that does meet that criterion. More particularly, much of what is discussed not only requires a knowledge of the science in the research, but also the capacity to critically evaluate that scientific knowledge from an educational perspective.

The Driver and Osborne books stimulated me to do more research evaluating the physics content to be taught, rather than more psychological or more general educational research or just more research in physics.

Sung Jae Pak, S. Korea

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  1. Emeritus Professor of Science Education, Monash University, Australia

    Peter J. Fensham

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Fensham, P.J. (2004). Focus on Content. In: Defining an Identity. Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0175-5_10

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