A vision for science education : responding to the work of Peter Fensham / edited by Roger Cross.

London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.

xxi, 218 pages ; 24 cm

pt. 1. Peter James Fensham (1927-). Living the dream : Peter James Fensham, social justice, and science education / Roger Cross -- pt. 2. Science for all. Science for all : learner-centred science / Cliff Malcolm -- Making science matter / Jonathan Osborne -- "Science for all" : reflections from Indonesia / Tarsisius Sarkim -- pt. 3. Science, technology, and society : learning for the modern world. STS education : a rose by any other name / Glen Aikenhead -- The UK and the movement for science, technology, and society (STS) education / Joan Solomon -- pt. 4. Gender in science teaching. Science for all? Science for girls? Which girls? / Nancy Brickhouse -- Understanding gender differences in science education : Peter Fensham's contribution / Léonie Rennie -- pt. 5. The theory and practice of science teaching. Fensham's lodestar criterion / James Wandersee -- pt. 6. Politics of the science curriculum. Partners or opponents : the role of academic scientists in secondary science education / Harrie Eijkelhof -- Perspectives and possibilities in the politics of science curriculum / Jim Gaskell -- pt. 7. Peter Fensham's reform agenda : the "vision thing". Visions, research, and school practice / Reinders Duit -- Changing the script for science teaching / Richard White -- pt. 8. Peter Fensham's impact on science education in Australia and science education research around the world. Impact of science education now and in the future / Cristina Padolina -- The importance of being able to see "the big picture" : a personal appraisal of Fensham's influence on science education research and development / David Treagust -- Afterword. A new centre for research on science curriculum / Richard Gunstone -- Appendix. Peter Fensham : selected publications.

Includes bibliographical references and index.