Why we teach science (and why we should) / John Rudolph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rudolph, John L., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--United States.

Science.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should), former high school teacher and historian of science education John L. Rudolph examines the reasons we've long given for teaching science and assesses how they hold up to what we know about what students really learn.

Contents:

Cover

Titlepage

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Part 1 WHAT WE SAY

1 The Reasons We Teach Science

Science Education for Culture

Science Education for Better Thinking

Science Education for Utility-Personal Use, National Security, and Economic Growth

Science Education for Democracy

Part 2 WHAT WE DO

2 The Science Education We Have

3 Should We Be Training More Scientists? The Numbers Say No

4 The Failure of Scientific Literacy

5 How Well Does ''The Science Education We Have'' Actually Work?

Science Education for Everyday Problems

Science Education for Democratic Decision-Making

Science Education for Future Scientists and Engineers (An Aside on Technical Training)

6 Science for Better Thinking and the Limits of "Doing'' Science

Part 3 What We Need

7 Science Education for Building Public Trust

Teaching How Scientists Know What They Know

Teaching about the Scientific Enterprise in Society

8 How To Get There

Revitalize the Civic Mission of the High School

Change the Way We Prepare Science Teachers

Build a Science Education Based on Evidence

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-288300-3

0-19-195929-4

0-19-269278-X