Science Education and Curriculum in South Africa

Oscar Koopman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIX, 187 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-82177-1 (ISBN)

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This book explores the impact of the socio-historical, political, and economic environment in South Africa, both during and after Apartheid. During this time, the South African education system demonstrated an interest in a specific type of knowledge, which Koopman refers to as 'a science of government'. This 'science of government' leaves the learners with a blurred understanding of science that is disconnected from external nature and human nature, and is presented as a series of abstract concepts and definitions. The book also investigates the dialectical tensions between the science curriculum and the role of the teacher as an active implementer of the curriculum. The book draws on the work of various phenomenological scholars, namely Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Max van Manen to discuss these tensions.

Oscar Koopman is Lecturer in Chemistry at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Koopman has found his home in phenomenology by exploring what it means to be a science teacher in contemporary South Africa, given the long history of apartheid and apartheid education in the country.

Chapter 1 Phenomenology as a method in education research.- Chapter 2 Physical science: A science for government or a science for life?.- Chapter 3 My becoming and un-becoming: Life as a child, learner and university science student.- Chapter 4 I am ready for this new curriculum: The lived experiences of a Physical Science teacher.- Chapter 5 Do teachers also see what chemists see when they teach chemistry?.- Chapter 6 What can science teachers learn from the wine expert?.- Chapter 7 Harnessing the full use of the senses in the science classroom.- Chapter 8 Can a phenomenological approach enhance learning in science in South Africa?.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Curriculum Studies Worldwide
Zusatzinfo	XIX, 187 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	2753 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Schlagworte	apartheid education • culture of performativity • Curriculum Studies • Learning and Instruction • science education • subjective knowing
ISBN-10	3-319-82177-6 / 3319821776
ISBN-13	978-3-319-82177-1 / 9783319821771
Zustand	Neuware