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A History of Ideas in Science Education

By allowing key scientists, researchers, professors, and classroom teachers of science to speak for themselves through their published writings about what is best and needed for the field, Dr DeBoer presents a fascinating account of the history of science education in the United States from the middle of the 19th century to the present. The book relates how science first struggled to find a place in the school curriculum and recounts the many debates over the years about what that curriculum should be. In fact, many of what we consider modern ideas in science education are not new at all but can be traced to writings on education of one hundred years ago. The book is aimed at all those interested in science education: classroom teachers and science education leaders concerned about the historical justification of the goals and strategies proposed for the field. The book should be enjoyed not only by the researcher but also by anyone curious about just how curriculum is decided upon and implemented on a national scale.

• ISBN-10 0807730548
• ISBN-13 978-0807730546
• Publisher Teachers College Press
• Publication date June 15, 1991
• Language English
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“This is without question the finest book of its kind on the market. It deserves to be widely read by current and future science teachers, supervisors, science education faculty in colleges and universities, curriculum developers, and program officers in funding agencies.”

―The Science Teacher

“Adds a significant dimension to the history of American schooling and curriculum.”

―History of Education Quarterly

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Teachers College Press (June 15, 1991)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807730548
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807730546
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
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George e. deboer.

George E. DeBoer is deputy director of Project 2061, a long-term science education reform effort of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and he is Professor Emeritus of Educational Studies at Colgate University where he was active on the faculty from 1974-2004. He also served as program director at the National Science Foundation from 2000-2002. His primary writing interests are science education policy, the history of science education, and student assessment in science. In addition to his books, he has authored numerous papers and book chapters on these subjects. He also directed a large-scale assessment development project at AAAS, which resulted in a website with over 600 science assessment items and reports on what U.S. students know in science that are free to the public. The website can be accessed at http://assessment.aaas.org.

He is a native of Midland Park, New Jersey and a graduate of Eastern Christian High School. He received his higher education in the Midwest, receiving a BA in 1966 from Hope College, an MAT in Biochemistry and Science Teaching in 1968 from the University of Iowa, and a PhD in Science Education in 1972 from Northwestern University. He lives in Washington, DC and Key Biscayne, FL.

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A History of Ideas in Science Education

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By allowing key scientists, researchers, professors, and classroom teachers of science to speak for themselves through their published writings about what is best and needed for the field, Dr DeBoer presents a fascinating account of the history of science education in the United States from the middle of the 19th century to the present. The book relates how science first struggled to find a place in the school curriculum and recounts the many debates over the years about what that curriculum should be. In fact, many of what we consider modern ideas in science education are not new at all but can be traced to writings on education of one hundred years ago. The book is aimed at all those interested in science education: classroom teachers and science education leaders concerned about the historical justification of the goals and strategies proposed for the field. The book should be enjoyed not only by the researcher but also by anyone curious about just how curriculum is decided upon and implemented on a national scale.

“This is without question the finest book of its kind on the market. It deserves to be widely read by current and future science teachers, supervisors, science education faculty in colleges and universities, curriculum developers, and program officers in funding agencies.”

—The Science Teacher

“Adds a significant dimension to the history of American schooling and curriculum.”

—History of Education Quarterly

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"Adds a significant dimension to the history of American schooling and curriculum."

--History of Education Quarterly

"This is without question the finest book of its kind on the market. It deserves to be widely read by current and future science teachers, supervisors, science education faculty in colleges and universities, curriculum developers, and program officers in funding agencies."

--The Science Teacher

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• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080773053X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807730539
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.75 x 1.68 x 22.94 cm
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George e. deboer.

George E. DeBoer is deputy director of Project 2061, a long-term science education reform effort of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and he is Professor Emeritus of Educational Studies at Colgate University where he was active on the faculty from 1974-2004. He also served as program director at the National Science Foundation from 2000-2002. His primary writing interests are science education policy, the history of science education, and student assessment in science. In addition to his books, he has authored numerous papers and book chapters on these subjects. He also directed a large-scale assessment development project at AAAS, which resulted in a website with over 600 science assessment items and reports on what U.S. students know in science that are free to the public. The website can be accessed at http://assessment.aaas.org.

He is a native of Midland Park, New Jersey and a graduate of Eastern Christian High School. He received his higher education in the Midwest, receiving a BA in 1966 from Hope College, an MAT in Biochemistry and Science Teaching in 1968 from the University of Iowa, and a PhD in Science Education in 1972 from Northwestern University. He lives in Washington, DC and Key Biscayne, FL.

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