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Author:   Marilyn Fleer ,  Niklas Pramling
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2015 ed.
Volume:   11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.794kg
ISBN:  

9789401793698

ISBN 10:   9401793697
Pages:   213
Publication Date:   14 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Theoretical foundations for learning science in early childhood.- Learning science in everyday life – a cultural-historical framework.- How preschools environments afford science learning.- Imagination and its contributions to learning in science.- Theoretical and conceptual insights – the young learner in science.- Section 2: Knowledge construction in science.- Knowledge construction in early childhood science:  The human invention of empirical, narrative and theoretical.- Knowledge construction is culturally situated.- Positioning children in research and the implications for our images of their competence.- Section 3: The pedagogical construction of learning science.- Learning and metaphor: Bridging the gap between the familiar and the unfamiliar.- Simile, metaphor and learning to perceive the world in functional and culturally relevant ways.- Learning to ‘read’ and produce graphical representations.- The nature of educational encounters.- Theoretical and conceptual insights – representations in science.- Section 4: Models of early childhood teaching.- A cultural-historical model of early childhood science education.

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