{"product_id":"everyday-thoughts-about-nature-a-worldview-investigation-of-important-concepts-students-use-to-make-sense-of-nature-with-specific-attention-of-trends-and-issues-in-science-education-9-0792363442","title":"Everyday Thoughts about Nature: A Worldview Investigation of Important Concepts Students Use to Make Sense of Nature with Specific Attention of ... Trends and Issues in Science Education, 9)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0792363442\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cobern, W.W.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Olcbee Lee SchoolofEducation, UniversityofMiami Coral Gables, Florida 33124 I remember my excitement and appreciation several years ago when I first read World View Theory and Science Education Research by Bill Cobern (1991). It was a comprehensive, theoretical discussion ofworldview theory in science education. I am delighted to see that Cobern has taken the next step to provide empirical accountsofworldview in Everyday Thoughts about Nature. . The primary goal of the book is to understand how typical- ninth grade students and their science teachers think about Nature or the natural world, and how their thoughts are related to science. In pursuing this goal, the book raises a basicquestion about the purpose ofscienceeducationfor the public: Should science education seek to educate \"scientific thinkers\" in the pattern of the science teachers? Or, should science education seek to foster sound science learning within the matrices ofvari- ous cultural perspectives? (p. 3) The answer to this question becomes clear, thanks to Cobern's excellent research and persuasivearguments. First, this research takes a humanistic approach in understanding what students and teachers think about Nature \"through the language and ideas voluntarily expressed\" (p. I). The research used multi- directional prompts and encouraged students and teachers to speak freely and at length in any directions they wished. This humanistic approach is stated clearly: \"[T]he research seeks to illuminate some of the various ways in which students think aboutNature withoutjudging eventhe most unorthodox perspectives\" (p. 14).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51907597533472,"sku":"NEW0792363442","price":109.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51EsUxq5a4L.jpg?v=1782244421","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/everyday-thoughts-about-nature-a-worldview-investigation-of-important-concepts-students-use-to-make-sense-of-nature-with-specific-attention-of-trends-and-issues-in-science-education-9-0792363442","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}