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Representations of scientific culture among future teachers of science
Representations of scientific culture among future teachers of science

Author(s): Emmanuella Di Scala, Philippe Ricaud
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: communication; scientific culture; representation

Summary/Abstract: There is no consensus on how to understand scientific culture. Thus this paper is divided intwo parts: First, a definition of the notion of scientific culture is suggested, then the report ofan experiment conducted within the university setting is presented.This analysis is concerned with the evolution of representations of scientific culture amongfuture teachers: Does art initiation modify the teachers’ view on scientific culture?This work has highlighted that a training to scientific culture changes the representation onscientific culture that future teachers have especially when underlining its role as a vector ofcreativity.

  • Issue Year: V/2015
  • Issue No: I
  • Page Range: 32-42
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English