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The role of inquiry in science teaching
Author(s) -
Rutherford F. James
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660020204
Subject(s) - science education , philosophy of science , nature of science , mathematics education , history and philosophy of science , science, technology, society and environment education , sociology , pedagogy , epistemology , psychology , social science , philosophy
Until science teachers are able to view scientific inquiry as part of the content of science—and until teachers become well grounded in the history and philosophy of science—they cannot be educated to teach science as inquiry. So says the author of this thoughtful article.