Primary Teachers' Thinking about the English National Curriculum for Science: Autobiographies, Warrants, and Autonomy.

Lunn, Stephen; Solomon, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ618744

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Primary Teachers' Thinking about the English National Curriculum for Science: Autobiographies, Warrants, and Autonomy.

Lunn, Stephen; Solomon, Joan

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n10 p1043-56 Dec 2000

Examines primary teachers' confidence and identity as science teachers in tandem with their views on the British National Curriculum and the warrants they give for those views. Collects data using in-depth interviews with a small sample of primary teachers, setting their views in the context of their science-related life stories. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Science Instruction, Self Concept, Teacher Competencies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)

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