Reforming Primary Science Through Literacy: The Pacific Science Reading series

Title
Reforming Primary Science Through Literacy: The Pacific Science Reading series
Publication Date
2001
Author(s)
Taylor, Neil
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-319X
Email: ntaylor6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ntaylor6
Vlaadingerbroek, Barend
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:22720
Abstract
Language, indigenous alternative frameworks, and cogitive development were cited by Swift (1992) as the interrelated issues at the core of science educational relevance in developing societies. Language is at the crux of these, providing as it does the "controlling image context" (Ogunniyi, 1988, p. 2) in which people's conceptualization of the world operates. Language functions as an intellectual technology for the acquisition of scientific knowledge and understanding .(Martin, 1990, p. 113). A mutually reinforcing relationship between language proficiency and science educational prowess was discussed by Kulkarni (1988) in the Indian context: While the importance of improving language skills for better science education is being appreciated, the role science can play in improving language skills is not fully realised .... What is needed is a boot-strap approach using science to introduce pupils to higher language skills which in turn could be used for better science education. (1988, p.166)
Link
Citation
International Journal of Educational Reform, 10(4), p. 347-355
ISSN
2631-9675
1056-7879
Start page
347
End page
355

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