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Science Methods Courses across Contexts

Implications for Research and Practice

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The purpose of this chapter is to synthesise major themes across the eleven chapters, discussing both common features and distinct practices in various contexts. When we conceptualised this book, we wanted to provide some freedom for authors to emphasise what they deemed the most signature and important aspects of their science methods courses.

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  1. School of Education, Western Sydney University, Australia

    Aaron J. Sickel

  2. Department of STEM Education & Teacher Development, US

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  3. School of Education, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, US

    Stephen B. Witzig

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Sickel, A.J., Witzig, S.B. (2017). Science Methods Courses across Contexts. In: Sickel, A.J., Witzig, S.B. (eds) Designing and Teaching the Secondary Science Methods Course. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-881-5_13

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