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A Vision for Science Education: Responding to the Work of Peter Fensham
reviewed by Valarie L. Akerson - 2004 Title: A Vision for Science Education: Responding to the Work of Peter Fensham
Author(s): Roger Cross (Editor) Publisher: Routledge/Falmer, New York ISBN: 041528872X, Pages: 218, Year: 2002 Search for book at Amazon.com This edited volume contains 15 chapters organized into eight
sections. The chapters reflect the work and career of Peter
Fensham, the first Professor of Science Education in Australia,
working at Monash University. The central message of the volume is
that Fensham’s work in promoting “science for
all” has made a great impact internationally in science
education. Indeed, international authors of the individual chapters
representing many countries provide an in-depth accounting of the
impact that Peter Fensham’s work has had on their country and
an intriguing overview of science education practices around the
world. The volume as a whole encourages the reader to view problems
in science education with an international perspective in providing
“science for all.”
The introductory section includes one chapter by the editor,
Roger Cross. In this chapter Roger provides an overview of both the
life and work of Peter Fensham. It describes the path that Fensham
has taken in his work in science education, and his subsequent work
and research in promoting “science for... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Valarie Akerson
Indiana University E-mail Author VALARIE L. AKERSON is an assistant professor of Science Education at Indiana University. Her primary research interest is elementary teacher development, with an emphasis on improving teachers’ conceptions of nature of science, and helping elementary teachers use their strengths in literacy instruction to improve their science teaching. Her most recent publication is "Teaching elements of nature of science: A year long case study of a fourth grade teacher" in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (with F. S. Abd-El-Khalick, in press).
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