Teaching Science in Out-of-School Settings Pedagogies for Effective
This book explores pedagogical approaches used by informal science educators and botanic garden educators in particular, when teaching science to visiting students (7-12 years old). More specifically, it draws on the sociocultural perspective of learning,
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Teaching Science in Out-of-School Settings Pedagogies for Effective Learning
Teaching Science in Out-of-School Settings
Junqing Zhai
Teaching Science in Out-of-School Settings Pedagogies for Effective Learning
Junqing Zhai College of Education Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
ISBN 978-981-287-590-7 ISBN 978-981-287-591-4 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-591-4
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For my parents with thanks
Foreword
It is my great pleasure to write this Foreword. Back in 2007 when Junqing applied to carry out his PhD studies with us at King’s College London (where I was working at the time), he was proposing to look at aspects of environmental education in his home country, China. One of his research questions was ‘What are the problems or challenges in practical implementation of environmental education in Chinese educational system?’ It soon became clear after he joined us in London that his interests had evolved, and his question by the end of the year was ‘What might outdoor experiences contribute to young children’s learning?’ As he started to read more and visit a number of environmental education practitioners, Junqing’s interest shifted further and he became increasingly focused on the role of botanic garden educators in the education of school visitors—the topic of this volume. What you have here is a really thorough piece of scholarship carried out intelligently, painstakingly and with passion. It almost goes without saying that it wasn’t always easy, but we had an outstanding research group who supported each other through the bad times and celebrated the good times. As Junqing says himself, ‘the strength of this study lies in the produ
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