Interactions Between The Formal UK School Science Curriculum and The Public Understanding of Science  

Oleh:

Hutton, Neil

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Public Understanding of Science vol. 5 no. 1 (Jan. 1996), page 41-53.
Fulltext: 41PUS51.pdf (76.35KB)

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The debate about the public understanding of science has taken place at a time when science education in UK schools has undergone significant change. This paper examines some of the features pertinent to the two areas. The aims of school science education are shown to be generally consistent with those cited for increasing the public understanding of science. A comparison is made between the science occurring in the public domain of newspapers with that included in the formal curriculum. A large degree of complementarity is noted leading to the conclusion that schoolchildren’s exposure to newspaper science can be beneficial to their formal education. The rationale of journalists in writing about science is considered and the issue of relevance is shown to be consistent with the perceived needs of schoolchildren.

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