Desirable Science Education: Findings from a Curricular Delphi Study on Scientific Literacy in Germany

ISBN-13: 9783658182533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 273 str.

Theresa Schulte

Opis

As part of an international curricular Delphi study, Theresa Schulte realizes an empirically based approach to a contemporary understanding of scientific literacy from the perspective of different stakeholders in Germany.

Spis treści

Science in the Context of General Education.- Curricular Processes in Science Education.- Design of the Curricular Delphi Study on Science Education.- Instruments of Data Collection and Methods of Data Analysis.- Results of the Different Rounds.- Comparison to Findings in Other (European) Countries.

O autorze

Dr. Theresa Schulte holds a doctoral degree from the Department of Chemistry Education of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. She cooperated in an EU project to promote scientific literacy in Europe and is currently a chemistry and English teacher at a secondary school.

Blurb

As part of an international curricular Delphi study, Theresa Schulte realizes an empirically based approach to a contemporary understanding of scientific literacy from the perspective of different stakeholders in Germany. The analyses show in which areas changes are necessary so that science education can better fulfill its claim to contribute to students’ general education and literacy.

 Contents

• Science in the Context of General Education
  
• Curricular Processes in Science Education
  
• Design of the Curricular Delphi Study on Science Education
  
• Instruments of Data Collection and Methods of Data Analysis
  
• Results of the Different Rounds
  
• Comparison to Findings in Other (European) Countries

Target Groups

• Researchers and students in the fields of chemistry education and science education
  
• Teachers of natural sciences, especially chemistry
  

The Author                                                  

Dr. Theresa Schulte holds a doctoral degree from the Department of Chemistry Education of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. She cooperated in an EU project to promote scientific literacy in Europe and is currently a chemistry and English teacher at a secondary school.