Seminar
References:
Web Resources
What Research Says to the Science Teacher----A collection of articles written by science educators on a variety of topics, including multiculturalism, constructivism, female friendly classrooms, microcomputers, science literacy and many more.
Cobern, W. W. (1993). World View, Metaphysics, and Epistemology. Paper presented at the 1993 annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, GA. ERIC # 361204
Cobern, W. W. (1993). Contextual Constructivism: The Impact of Culture on the Learning and Teaching of Science. In K. G. Tobin (editor), The Practice of Constructivism in Science Education (pp. 51-69). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Proposed Research Program for Doctor of Philosophy based on Cobern's Wold View Theory. Curtin University, Australia
Books
Bybee, Rodger W. (1993). Reforming science education: Social perspectives & personal reflections. New York: Teachers College Press
Cobern, William W. (1991). World view theory and science education research. Manhattan, Kansas: National Association for Research in Science Teaching
Gallagher, James J. (1991). Interpretive research in science education. Manhattan, Kansas: National Association for Research in Science Teaching
Gess-Newsome, Julie & Lederman, Norman G. (1999). Examining pedagogical content knowledge: The construct and its implications for science education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press
Hassard, Jack. Minds On Science Online. http://scied.gsu.edu/mos/mos.html
Hurd, Paul DeHart (1997). Inventing Science Education for the New Millennium. New York: Teachers College Press
Mathews, Michael R. (1998). Constructivism in Science Education: A Philosophical Examination. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press
Articles (Note: Articles will be provided, except for those online.)
Perspectives on Learning Science (Special Issue of Journal of Research in Science Teaching---Volume 38, Issue 3, March 2001
Brickhouse, Nancy (2001). Embodying science: A feminist perspective on learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 38. No. 3, PP 282 - 295Lemke, J.L. (2001). Articulating Communities: Sociocultural Perspectives on Science Education. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 38. No. 3, PP 296 - 316
Wong, David, Pugh, Kevin and the Dewey Idea Group at Michigan State University (2001). Learning science: A Deweyan perspective. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 38. No. 3, PP 317 - 336.
Crossing Cultures and Multiculturalism
Cobern, William C. & Loving, Cathleen C. (2001). Defining "Science" in a multicultural world: Implications for science education. Science Education, Vol. 85, No. 1.Lawrenz, Frances, Huffman, Douglas & Welch, Wayne (2001). The science achievement of various subgroups on alternative assessment formats. Science Education, Vol. 85, No. 3.
Settlage, John. (2001). Learning to teach science across cultural boundaries. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Costa Mesa, CA, January 16 - 21.
Constructivism, Teaching and Teacher Education
Dias, Michael & Hassard, Jack. (2001). From practice to theory, narrowing the gap: First year science teachers emerging from a constructivist science education program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Costa Mesa, CA, January 16 - 21.Glaserfeld, Ernst von. (1998). Cognition, construction of knowledge and teaching, in Michael R. Mathews (ed). Constructivism in science education. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Magnusson, Shirley, Krajcik, Joseph, & Borko, Hilda. (1999). Nature, sources, and development of pedagogical content knowledge for science teaching, in Julie Gess-Newsome & Norman G. Lederman (eds) Examining pedagogical content knowledge. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press
Nola, Robert (1998). Constructivism in science and science education: A philosophical critique, in Michael R. Mathews (ed). Constructivism in science education. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Historical Perspective of Science Education
Krajcik, Joseph, Mamlok, Rachel, & Hug, Barbara (2001). Modern content and the enterprise of science: Science education in the twentieth century, in Lyn Corno (ed). Education across a century: The centennial volume. Chicago, IL: National Society for the Study of Education.Hassard, Jack (1992). Goals and history of science education, in Hassard, Jack, Minds on Science. New York: Harpercollins, Publishers. http://scied.gsu.edu/Hassard/mos/chapter_3.htm
Social Responsibility
Cross, Roger (2000). Science and the citizen, in Roger Cross and Peter Fensham (eds). Science and the citizen. Melbourne: Arena Publications.Cross, Roger, Zatsepin, Veniamin, and Gavrilenko, Ivan (2000). Preparing future citizens for post "Chernobyl" ukraine: A national calamity brings about reform of science education, in Roger Cross and Peter Fensham (eds). Science and the citizen. Melbourne: Arena Publications.
Dunkerly-Kolb, S. and Hassard, J. 1997. Citizen Scientists: Student Experiences in the GTP Georgia/Russian Exchange Project, Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 315-321
Hassard, Jack, Weisberg, Julie (2001). Impact of global school/university partnerships on science teacher enhancement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Costa Mesa, CA, January 16 - 21.
Hassard, J. and Weisberg, J. 1999. The emergence of global thinking among American and Russian youth as a contribution to public understanding. International Journal of Science Education, Vol. 21, No. 7, 731 - 743
Settlage, John. (2001). Learning to teach science across cultural boundaries. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Costa Mesa, CA, January 16 - 21.
Watson, Fred (2000), Black holes and killer asteroids: The public perception of astronomy, in Roger Cross and Peter Fensham (eds). Science and the citizen. Melbourne: Arena Publications.
Additional Text Material By Perspective
General: Your 'basic' list of Science Education Stuff
Global, Gender and Multicultural Perspectives
Journals & Associations
The Science Teacher---journal published by NSTA focusing on secondary science teaching.
Science Scope---journal published by NSTA focusing on middle school science teaching.
Science and Children---journal published by NSTA focusing on elementary science teaching.
Electronic Journal of Science Education---journal published online on a variety of science Ed topics.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching----research journal published by NARST.
Science education----another good research journal published by AETS.
Journal of Science Education and Technology---research integrating technology and science teaching.