Dilemmas about science -- The nature of science / Vaille Dawson, Norman G. Lederman, Kenneth Tobin -- The laws of science / David Geelan, Marie Larochelle, Jay L. Lemke -- Laboratories / Bevan McGuiness, Wolff-Michael Roth, Penny J. Gilmer -- Dilemmas about difference -- Gender / Wendy Giles, Peter Leach, J. Randy McGinnis, Deborah J. Tippins -- Equity / Barry Krueger, Angela Barton, Leonie J. Rennie -- Culture and ethnicity / Deborah J. Tippins, Sharon E. Nichols, Mary Monroe Atwater, Glen S. Aikenhead -- Power / Karen McNamee, Ken Atwood, Nel Noddings, Peter C. Taylor -- Dilemmas about representation -- Textbooks / Catherine Milne, Noel Gough, Cathleen C. Loving -- Student reports / Catherine Milne, Clive R. Sutton, J.R. Martin -- Questioning / Joan Gribble, Sue Briggs, Paul Black, Sandra K. Abell -- Analogies / Grady Venville, Lyn Bryer, Brent Kilbourn, John K. Gilbert -- Dilemmas about teaching and learning -- Teaching ethics / Vaille Dawson, Roger Lock, Nancy W. Brickhouse, Jan Crosthwaite -- Constructivism / Barry Krueger, J. John Loughran, Reinders Duit -- Science for all / Anna Blahey, Ann Campbell, Peter J. Fensham, Gaalen L. Erickson -- Teaching out of field / Gerald Carey, Allan Harrison, Diane Grayson, Uri Ganiel -- Curriculum change / Garry White, Tom Russell, Richard F. Gunstone.
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This book explores sixteen contemporary issues in science education, through an examination of the practical dilemmas the issues provoke for teachers. The distinctive feature of this book is that substantive arguments about these issues are contextualised and illuminated by case studies of students and teachers working together in science classrooms. Written with contributions from fifty internationally recognised science educators in seven countries, this is a unique book which presents student-teachers with personal and professional insights into a whole range of science topics including the laws of science, teaching ethics, laboratories and culture, gender and ethnicity. The extensive use of teacher-written case studies and commentaries will make this book suitable for the pre-service market, where case methods are typically used to provide a context for learning from the craft of teaching. The addition of commentaries from distinguished scholars makes the book relevant for graduate courses in science education and as a reference volume for teacher researchers. The international list of contributors guarantees worldwide recognition.