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The role of narrative in communicating science

Science education

Avraamidou L, Osborne J.
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L Avraamidou, J Osborne - International Journal of Science …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis

The present theoretical paper presents a case for the use of narrative (ie, fictional written text) in science education as a way of making science meaningful, relevant, and accessible …

Language and literacy in science education

Science education

Osborne J.
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J Wellington, J Osborne - 2001 - books.google.com

… It recognizes that in science we teach and learn by combining language with pictures, … It is not simply language that matters in science education, but what we do with language. … in Association for Science Education (ASE)...

Supporting and promoting argumentation discourse in science education

Science education

Duschl RA, Osborne J.
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RA Duschl, J Osborne - 2002 - Taylor & Francis

… In science education, we interpret this to mean that students must have an opportunity to engage in activities which require them to use the language and reasoning of science with their fellow students and teachers - that is...

Pupils'& parents' views of the school science curriculum

science curriculum

Osborne J.
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J Osborne, S Collins - 2000 - kcl.ac.uk

… of views that pupils and their parents held about the school science curriculum, the aspects they found interesting, and their views about its future content. As such, the research aimed to articulate their views as a contribution to...

Bourdieu's notion of cultural capital and its implications for the science curriculum

science curriculum

Claussen S, Osborne J.
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S Claussen, J Osborne - Science Education, 2013 - Wiley Online Library

… Thus the elevated status of science education helps to sustain science as part of the dominant “cultural arbitrary” such that it receives a … And, as the school science curriculum is a means of culturally reproducing scientists, the...

Understanding accountability from a microanalysis of power dynamics in a specialized STEM school

science curriculum

Osborne M, Teo TW.
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TW Teo, M Osborne - Critical Studies in Education, 2014 - Taylor & Francis

The central thesis of this article is that conceptualizations of accountability systems need to be more encompassing to accommodate the current diversity of school choice. This article …

Attitudes towards science: A review of the literature and its implications

Science education

Osborne J.
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J Osborne, S Simon, S Collins - International journal of science …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis

This article offers a review of the major literature about attitudes to science and its implications over the past 20 years. It argues that the continuing decline in numbers …

Enhancing the quality of argumentation in school science

Science education

Erduran S, Osborne J.
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J Osborne, S Erduran, S Simon - Journal of research in science …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library

The research reported in this study focuses on the design and evaluation of learning environments that support the teaching and learning of argumentation in a scientific context …

Analysing the UK science education community: The contribution of informal providers

informal education

Falk J, Osborne J, Dierking L, Wenger M.
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J Falk, J Osborne, L Dierking, E Dawson, M Wenger… - 2012 - kclpure.kcl.ac.uk

The aim of the work reported here has been to give an overview of the support that the informal sector provides for learning and engagement with science. In addressing this goal, we have taken the view that engagement with...

Establishing the norms of scientific argumentation in classrooms

Science education

Newton P, Osborne J.
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R Driver, P Newton, J Osborne - Science education, 2000 - Wiley Online Library

… This study presents the rationale for a research program in the area of argument in science—an area to which science education has only … by argument and its function within science. Second, we examine the place of argument...

A comparison of developments in university continuing education in Finland, the UK and Sweden

Broadening participation informal stem education

Osborne MJ.
GSID: 8RTorwWFQ10J
MJ Osborne, H Sandberg, O Tuomi - … Journal of Lifelong Education, 2004 - Taylor & Francis

This paper develops work carried out under the aegis of a European Commission‐funded university continuing education (UCE) network. It compares the ways in which UCE has developed in three countries within Northern Europe. The authors firstly review the developments...

Personality profiles and learning styles of advanced undergraduate computer science students

engineering education

Layman L, Osborne J, Williams LA.
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L Layman, T Cornwell, LA Williams, J Osborne - 2005 - repository.lib.ncsu.edu

The consistent decline of women and minorities in the IT field is concerning, and has been attributed to a variety of reasons. One suggested cause of this decline is that computer …

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