Science Education in India Philosophical, Historical, and Contempora
This book brings researchers from across the world to share their expertise, experience, research and reflections on science education in India to make the trends and innovations visible. The thematic parts of the book discuss science education: overviews
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Science Education in India Philosophical, Historical, and Contemporary Conversations
Science Education in India
Rekha Koul Geeta Verma Vanashri Nargund-Joshi •
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Science Education in India Philosophical, Historical, and Contemporary Conversations
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Editors Rekha Koul School of Education Curtin University Perth, WA, Australia
Geeta Verma School of Education and Human Development University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO, USA
Vanashri Nargund-Joshi College of Education New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ, USA
ISBN 978-981-13-9592-5 ISBN 978-981-13-9593-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9593-2
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Foreword
It gives me much pleasure to write the foreword to this much-awaited book in the field of science education. This book has a broad sweep that goes from philosophy and history of education to school science and teacher training, matters related to inclusivity, and indigenous knowledge and innovation. It also includes material on technology, gender, community, and culture issues, and topics related to localized contexts. The authors of this book, who are from different continents of Africa, America, Asia, and Australia, bring their experience gained in different cultural and political systems to analyze these issues. I believe this is the first book of its kind, and so it will become an important resource for furthering scholarly conversations among educators. This book is written for researchers and educators. Although its focus is India, its lessons will have value in other international science education contexts. We live in the age of machin
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