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Transforming Middle School Science Education
Paul DeHart Hurd
Foreword by James J. Gallagher
Ways of Knowing in Science and Mathematics Series
Pub Date: Mar 2000, 112 pages
Paperback: $22.95, ISBN: 0807739227
Cloth: $50, ISBN: 0807739235
 
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"Building on more than a half-century of accumulated wisdom in the field of science education, coupled with the most recent research and scholarship, Dr. Hurd dynamically portrays a vision for rethinking and remaking the middle school science program. This unique, powerful, and provocative book is an indispensable tool for all those who work with middle grade students–including teachers, science educators, curriculum specialists, and policy makers."
–Jack Rhoton, East Tennessee State University
"Paul DeHart Hurd’s arguments for selecting content that has meaning in the life of adolescents, and using problem or project-based, collaborative methods for helping students learn science makes sense and is supported by research. Hopefully his message will be heard and implemented."
–Dorothy Gabel, Indiana University, Bloomington
In this penetrating volume, Paul DeHart Hurd combines more than half a century of experience and current scholarship with his vision for improving the middle school science curriculum. While others have failed to center adolescents in science curricula, Hurd recognizes the biological, social, and emotional needs of this population. Looking toward the future to properly educate students now, Hurd’s curriculum presents today’s youth with the culture of science and technology that has import in their lives. The end result? An important contribution to the study of curriculum and a substantial pedagogical tool from an eminent thinker.
About the author: Paul DeHart Hurd is professor emeritus of Science Education at Stanford University. He is the author of many books and hundreds of articles on science education. The recipient of numerous distinctions for his contributions to the field of science education, Paul DeHart Hurd continues the pursuit of excellence in science education.
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