Abstract
This chapter explores the nature of science and different values that underpin science as a way of thinking and acting. While teachers and learners can interpret values differently, the focus of this chapter will be on:
- Building a shared understanding of values and how they may manifest in the science classroom;
- How such a shared understanding can be developed in teachers through professional learning opportunities;
- How professional learning involves experiencing reaching consensus from positions of difference and looks at the role this plays in new scientific knowledge being accepted;
- How values might be embedded in teaching and learning of science and the implications of this for teaching a diversity of students. Teacher reflections captured in the form of cases provide various examples which identify what inclusive practices might look like in primary and secondary classrooms.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Inclusive Pedagogy Across the Curriculum |
Editors | Joanne M Deppeler, Tim Loreman, Ron Smith, Lani Florian |
Place of Publication | Bingley UK |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Pages | 99 - 117 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781784416485 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |