Science Education and Curriculum in South Africa

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The instance Science Education and Curriculum in South Africa represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Instance, Electronic.

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Science Education and Curriculum in South Africa

Instantiates

• Science Education and Curriculum in South Africa

Publication

• Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016

Note

Merleau-Ponty's Lived-Body Theory

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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online resource

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• cr

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rdacarrier

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text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

• Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Phenomenology as€a€Method in€Education Research; My Journey in€Discovering Phenomenology; Epistemological Foundations of€Lived Experience; Experiential Event Versus Experience; The Significance of€Lived Experience in€Science Education; Husserlian Phenomenology; Heideggerian Phenomenology; The Value of€Phenomenology as€a€Research Method; Data-Construction Methods; The Phenomenological Interview; Interview Techniques; Listening Techniques; Field Notes; Explication Framework of€Interview Data
• The Transcript Analysis Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Physical Science: A€Science for€Government or a€Science for€Life?; Introduction; Foucault and€the€Notion of€'Power'; Governmentality and€Physical Science; How Physical Science as€a€'Science of€Government' Developed in€South Africa?; Governmentality Under the€Banner of€'Bantu Education'; Physical Science in€Post-1994 South Africa; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: My Becoming and€Unbecoming: Life as€a€Child, Learner and€University Science Student; Introduction; A Brief Overview of€FP (Pre-1994); My Childhood
• My Primary School ExperiencesMy High School Experiences; University Experiences with€Science; Practical Work at University; My Unbecoming; Becoming Critical; The Phenomenological Method; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: I Am€Ready for€This New Curriculum: The€Lived Experiences of€a€Physical Science Teacher; Introduction; The Shift to€the€FET NCS; Phenomenologists as€Workers of€Experience; The Research Approach; The Interview; Data Explicitation; Findings; Genealogical Angle: Thobani's Biography; Portraiture Angle: Thobani's Views on€the€Shift from€C2005 to€the€NCS
• Thobani's Classroom Experience and€Interpretation of€the€NCSPortraiture Angle: Thobani's Views on€the€Training Offered by the€Department of€Education Prior to€the€Implementation of€the€NCS; Discussion; The 'Horrible Physical Science Teacher'; Thobani's Challenge of€Dealing with€His HOD and€Older Colleagues; Heidegger's and€Thobani's Epistemic Nature; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Do Teachers also See What Chemists See When They Teach Chemistry?; Introduction; Three Levels of€Representation; A Brief Description of€the€Teaching of€Science in€South Africa
• South African Teachers' Differing Verbal Explanations in€ChemistryActivity Theory; Methodology; Ethical Issues; The Research Participants; Data Collection; Findings; Lesson 1: The€Periodic Table; Lesson 1: Discussion; Lesson 2: Acids and€Bases; Lesson 2: Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: What Can Science Teachers Learn from€the€Wine Expert?; Introduction; What Does a€Wine Expert Do?; The Wine Tasting Experience; How Wine Tasting Developed in€the€Contemporary World: A€Brief Literature Review; Theoretical Framework; The Theory of€Behaviourism; Cognitionism

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1 online resource (198 pages).

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online

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9783319407661

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computer

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• c

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• 9783319407654
• 10.1007/978-3-319-40766-1

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b5094042

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ocn962452399