| Transforming Middle School Science Education Contributor(s): Hurd, Paul Dehart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807739227 ISBN-13: 9780807739228 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: In this penetrating volume, Paul DeHart Hurd combines more than half a century of experience and current scholarship with his vision for improving the middle school science curriculum. While others have failed to center adolescents in science curricula, Hurd recognizes the biological, social, and emotional needs of this population. Looking toward the future to properly educate students now, Hurd's curriculum presents today's youth with the culture of science and technology that has import in their lives. The end result? An important contribution to the study of curriculum and a substantial pedagogical tool from an eminent thinker. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology - Education | Classroom Management - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 507.12 |
| LCCN: 99052996 |
| Series: Ways of Knowing in Science Series |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.12" W x 8.91" (0.36 lbs) 99 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text focuses on the difficulties that developing adolescents have in adjusting to life in the modern science and technology driven society. Middle schools were founded to deal specifically with the adaptive problems of early adolescents. The author presents his vision for a science curriculum. |
