The Ecological Context of Knowledge: Implications for Learning Science in Developing Countries.

Hewson, Mariana G. A'B.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Ecological Context of Knowledge: Implications for Learning Science in Developing Countries.

Hewson, Mariana G. A'B.

Journal of Curriculum Studies, v20 n4 p317-26 Jul-Aug 1988

Examines knowledge, its origin, the factors affecting its growth, individual and group differences, and the implications of these ideas for the teaching of science. Describes a model of learning as a conceptual change which might reconcile competing instructional frameworks so that "western science" could be taught effectively in developing nations. (GEA)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Science Education, Science Instruction, Western Civilization

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Language: English

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