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‘What We Think We Can Safely Say…’: Primary teachers’ views of the nature of science

Stephen Lunn
Pages 649-672 | Published online: 17 Jun 2010

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Vasilia Christidou, Vassilia Hatzinikita & Apostolos Kouvatas. (2019) Public visual images of Greek scientists and science: tracing changes through time. International Journal of Science Education, Part B 9:1, pages 82-99.
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John G. Sharp, Rebecca Hopkin & Brian Lewthwaite. (2011) Teacher Perceptions of Science in the National Curriculum: Findings from an application of the Science Curriculum Implementation Questionnaire in English primary schools. International Journal of Science Education 33:17, pages 2407-2436.
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John Sharp, Rebecca Hopkin, Sarah James, Graham Peacock, Lois Kelly, Dan Davies & Rob Bowker. (2009) Teacher preparation and the national primary science curriculum: a twentieth‐anniversary perspective. Research Papers in Education 24:3, pages 247-263.
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Lijuan Wang & Dimitra Kokotsaki. (2018) Primary school teachers’ conceptions of creativity in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in China. Thinking Skills and Creativity 29, pages 115-130.
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Cécile de Hosson & Nicolas Décamp. (2013) Using Ancient Chinese and Greek Astronomical Data: A Training Sequence in Elementary Astronomy for Pre-Service Primary School Teachers. Science & Education 23:4, pages 809-827.
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Derek Hodson. 2014. International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching. International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching 911 970 .
Lynn Newton & Sue Beverton. (2012) Pre-service teachers’ conceptions of creativity in elementary school English. Thinking Skills and Creativity 7:3, pages 165-176.
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Khajornsak Buaraphan. (2011) Embedding Nature of Science in Teaching About Astronomy and Space. Journal of Science Education and Technology 21:3, pages 353-369.
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Douglas P. Newton & Lynn D. Newton. (2010) ENGAGING SCIENCE: PRE-SERVICE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ NOTIONS OF ENGAGING SCIENCE LESSONS. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 9:2, pages 327-345.
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Keith S. Taber. (2006) Towards a Curricular Model of the Nature of Science. Science & Education 17:2-3, pages 179-218.
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Joan Parker. (2013) The synthesis of subject and pedagogy for effective learning and teaching in primary science education. British Educational Research Journal 30:6, pages 819-839.
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