The transformation of ecological curriculum and the post-inquiry-era of science education Seminar
- Time:
- 13:00 - 13:50
- Date:
- 19 June 2012
- Venue:
- Building 32 Room 2097
For more information regarding this seminar, please telephone Dr Marcus Grace on 0238059 3213 or email M.M.Grace@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
I will argue that current ecology teaching is suffering by misleading ideas about the nature of science in general, and the nature of the science of ecology. I will draw the guidelines of a transformed ecological curriculum, using data from case studies.
I will propose that a transformed ecological curriculum could serve as the perfect platform for incorporating some of the current trends in science education, such as outdoor education, development of modelling, system thinking skills and argumentation skills in educational practice.
Speaker information
Dr Kostas Korfiatis , University of Cyprus. Assistant Professor of Environmental Education, Dept. of Education