AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER!
Science Education for Everyday Life
Evidence-Based Practice
Glen S. Aikenhead
“Humanistic approaches to school science have come of age in this
book. The realities of their practice will be of great interest and help
to science educators everywhere.”
⎯Peter Fensham, Emeritus Professor of Science Education,
Monash University
“The most comprehensive review of the literature on humanistic
science education to date. Aikenhead synthesizes decades of
research carried out across the globe and comes to some
important conclusions regarding what and how science ought to be
taught.”
⎯Nancy W. Brickhouse, School of Education, University of
Delaware
“This monumental volume will generate discourse and debate among scholars, researchers, and
practitioners in science education for years. It is a ‘must read’ for all who have interest in advancing
our field!”
⎯James J. Gallagher, Michigan State University
This book provides a comprehensive overview of humanistic approaches to science— approaches
that connect students to broader human concerns in their everyday life and culture. Glen Aikenhead,
an expert in the field of culturally sensitive science education, summarizes major worldwide historical
findings, focuses on present thinking, and offers evidence in support of classroom practice. This
highly accessible text covers curriculum policy, teaching materials, teacher orientations and teacher
education, student learning, culture studies, and future research.
Featuring important alternative views on the teaching of science, this text:
• Describes an approach to teaching science (grades 6-12) that animates students’ self-identities,
encouraging their future contributions to society as savvy citizens and productive workers.
• Addresses the tension between educationally sound ideas and the political realities of schools.
• Presents evidence-based challenges to traditional thinking about school science, illuminating
many productive directions for future research.
Glen S. Aikenhead is a Professor of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,
Canada.
December 2005/192pp./Paperback, $27.95, 0-8077-4634-7
Ways of Knowing in Science and Mathematics Series
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