1st Edition
Junior School Science Education in England and Wales Since 1900 From Steps to Stages
272 Pages
by
Routledge
Several aspects of school science education in England and Wales during the present century have received attention from researchers. In contrast, the science education of primary school pupils during the nineteenth century has been largely overlooked, despite the broader literature concerned with progressivism in teaching young children. This book seeks to remedy the lack of historical attention... Read more
The 19th century background; authorizing child-centred education; nature study - science or sentimentalism?; primary science curriculum development; elementary science and the training of teachers; learning theories and the scientific education of young children.
Biography
Professor Edgar W Jenkins, Edgar W. Jenkins, Bronwen J. Swinnerton
