Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Cross Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School… Science

   By Eleanor Byrne, Marilyn Brodie

   Series: Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in...

   Using a cross-curricular focus, this book brings together ongoing debates about personalised learning, creativity and ICT in education, and establishes a principled framework for cross-curricular teaching and learning in Science. It identifies a range of key issues and aims to strengthen in-school...

   Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
2. Science Learning, Science Teaching

   3rd Edition

   By Jerry Wellington, Gren Ireson

   Now fully updated in its third edition, Science Learning, Science Teaching offers an accessible, practical guide to creative classroom teaching and a comprehensive introduction to contemporary issues in science education. Aiming to encourage and assist professionals with the process of reflection...

   Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
3. From ‘Science in the Making’ to Understanding the Nature of Science

   An Overview for Science Educators

   By Mansoor Niaz

   The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
4. Teaching Psychology 14-19

   Issues and Techniques

   By Matt Jarvis

   Teaching Psychology 14-19 - first published as Teaching Post-16 Psychology - is a core text for all training psychology teachers, as well as experienced teachers engaged in further study and professional development. Taking a reflective approach, Matt Jarvis explores key issues and debates against...

   Published June 22nd 2011 by Routledge
5. How Science Works

   Exploring effective pedagogy and practice

   Edited by Rob Toplis

   How Science Works provides student and practising teachers with a comprehensive introduction to one of the most dramatic changes to the secondary science curriculum. Underpinned by the latest research in the field, it explores the emergence and meaning of How Science Works and reviews major...

   Published November 23rd 2010 by Routledge
6. Epistemology and Science Education

   Understanding the Evolution vs. Intelligent Design Controversy

   Edited by Roger S. Taylor, Michel Ferrari

   How is epistemology related to the issue of teaching science and evolution in the schools? Addressing a flashpoint issue in our schools today, this book explores core epistemological differences between proponents of intelligent design and evolutionary scientists, as well as the critical role of...

   Published November 17th 2010 by Routledge
7. Rethinking the Way We Teach Science

   The Interplay of Content, Pedagogy, and the Nature of Science

   By Louis Rosenblatt

   Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

   Offering a fresh take on inquiry, this book draws on current research and theory in science education, literacy, and educational psychology, as well as the history and philosophy of science, to make its case for transforming the way science is taught. Re-thinking the Way We Teach Science addresses...

   Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
8. Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy

   Edited by Cedric Linder, Leif Östman, Douglas A. Roberts, Per-Olof Wickman, Gaalen Ericksen, Allan MacKinnon

   Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

   Scientific literacy is part of national science education curricula worldwide. In this volume, an international group of distinguished scholars offer new ways to look at the key ideas and practices associated with promoting scientific literacy in schools and higher education. The goal is to open up...

   Published September 7th 2010 by Routledge
9. Teaching Science to English Language Learners

   By Joyce Nutta, Nazan U. Bautista, Malcolm B. Butler

   Series: Teaching English Language Learners across the Curriculum

   Books in the Teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) across the Curriculum Series are written specifically for pre- and in- service teachers who may not have been trained in ELL techniques, but still find themselves facing the realities and challenges of today's diverse classrooms and learners....

   Published August 1st 2010 by Routledge
10. Innovating Science Teacher Education

    A History and Philosophy of Science Perspective

    By Mansoor Niaz

    How teachers view the nature of scientific knowledge is crucial to their understanding of science content and how it can be taught. This book presents an overview of the dynamics of scientific progress and its relationship to the history and philosophy of science, and then explores their...

    Published July 27th 2010 by Routledge