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Author Koopman, Oscar, author

Title Science education and curriculum in South Africa / Oscar Koopman
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

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Series Curriculum studies worldwide
Curriculum studies worldwide.
Contents Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Phenomenology as€a€Method in€Education Research; My Journey in€Discovering Phenomenology; Epistemological Foundations of€Lived Experience; Experiential Event Versus Experience; The Significance of€Lived Experience in€Science Education; Husserlian Phenomenology; Heideggerian Phenomenology; The Value of€Phenomenology as€a€Research Method; Data-Construction Methods; The Phenomenological Interview; Interview Techniques; Listening Techniques; Field Notes; Explication Framework of€Interview Data
My Primary School ExperiencesMy High School Experiences; University Experiences with€Science; Practical Work at University; My Unbecoming; Becoming Critical; The Phenomenological Method; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: I Am€Ready for€This New Curriculum: The€Lived Experiences of€a€Physical Science Teacher; Introduction; The Shift to€the€FET NCS; Phenomenologists as€Workers of€Experience; The Research Approach; The Interview; Data Explicitation; Findings; Genealogical Angle: Thobani's Biography; Portraiture Angle: Thobani's Views on€the€Shift from€C2005 to€the€NCS
South African Teachers' Differing Verbal Explanations in€ChemistryActivity Theory; Methodology; Ethical Issues; The Research Participants; Data Collection; Findings; Lesson 1: The€Periodic Table; Lesson 1: Discussion; Lesson 2: Acids and€Bases; Lesson 2: Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: What Can Science Teachers Learn from€the€Wine Expert?; Introduction; What Does a€Wine Expert Do?; The Wine Tasting Experience; How Wine Tasting Developed in€the€Contemporary World: A€Brief Literature Review; Theoretical Framework; The Theory of€Behaviourism; Cognitionism
The Transcript Analysis Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Physical Science: A€Science for€Government or a€Science for€Life?; Introduction; Foucault and€the€Notion of€'Power'; Governmentality and€Physical Science; How Physical Science as€a€'Science of€Government' Developed in€South Africa?; Governmentality Under the€Banner of€'Bantu Education'; Physical Science in€Post-1994 South Africa; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: My Becoming and€Unbecoming: Life as€a€Child, Learner and€University Science Student; Introduction; A Brief Overview of€FP (Pre-1994); My Childhood
Thobani's Classroom Experience and€Interpretation of€the€NCSPortraiture Angle: Thobani's Views on€the€Training Offered by the€Department of€Education Prior to€the€Implementation of€the€NCS; Discussion; The 'Horrible Physical Science Teacher'; Thobani's Challenge of€Dealing with€His HOD and€Older Colleagues; Heidegger's and€Thobani's Epistemic Nature; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Do Teachers also See What Chemists See When They Teach Chemistry?; Introduction; Three Levels of€Representation; A Brief Description of€the€Teaching of€Science in€South Africa
Summary This book explores the impact of the socio-historical, political, and economic environment in South Africa, both during and after Apartheid. During this time, the South African education system demonstrated an interest in a specific type of knowledge, which Koopman refers to as 'a science of government'. This 'science of government' leaves the learners with a blurred understanding of science that is disconnected from external nature and human nature, and is presented as a series of abstract concepts and definitions. The book also investigates the dialectical tensions between the science curriculum and the role of the teacher as an active implementer of the curriculum. The book draws on the work of various phenomenological scholars, namely Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Max van Manen to discuss these tensions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Science -- Study and teaching -- South Africa
Science -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Philosophy
EDUCATION -- Essays.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Reference.
Science -- Study and teaching -- Philosophy
Science -- Study and teaching
South Africa
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783319407661
331940766X
3319407651
9783319407654