Science Education During Early Childhood: A Cultural-Historical Perspective

by Maria Ines Mafra Goulart, Katerina Plakitsi, Wolff-Michael Roth

Book Overview

Children's learning and understanding of science during their pre-school years has been a neglected topic in the education literature--something this volume aims to redress. Paradigmatic notions of science education, with their focus on biologically governed development and age-specific accession to scientific concepts, have perpetuated this state of affairs. This book offers a very different perspective, however. It has its roots in the work of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401780463
• ISBN13: 9789401780469
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"