An Introduction to Science Education in Rural Australia

Autor/in	Lyons, Terry
Titel	An Introduction to Science Education in Rural Australia
Quelle	In: Teaching Science, 54 (2008) 3, S.8-12 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-6313
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Teachers; Science Instruction; Rural Schools; Rural Education; Geographic Location; Educational Environment; Science Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Metropolitan Areas; School Culture; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ballungsraum; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Australien
Abstract	Here's a challenge. Try searching "Google" for the phrase "rural science teachers" in Australian web content. Surprisingly, my attempts returned only two hits, neither of which actually referred to Australian teachers. Searches for "rural science education" fare little better. On this evidence one could be forgiven for wondering whether the concept of a rural science teacher actually exists in the Australian consciousness. OK, so "Google" is not (yet) the arbiter of our conceptions, and to be fair, there aren't many hits for "urban science teacher" either. The point I'm making is that in Australia we don't tend to conceptualise science teachers or science education as rural or urban. As a profession we are quite mobile, and throughout our careers many of us have worked in both city and country schools. But that's not to say that rural science teaching isn't conceptually or practically different to teaching in the city. (Contains 3 footnotes, 2 tables, and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Science Teachers Association. P.O. Box 334, Deakin West, ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6282-9377; Fax: +61-02-6282-9477; e-mail: publications@asta.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asta.edu.au/resources/teachingscience
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10