TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fleer,Marilyn
TI  - The Role of Imagination in STEM Concept Formation: A Cultural-Historical Journey into Researching Play-Based Settings
T2  - Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education
SN  - 9789004520066
AV  - LC191.4 
U1  - 370.190973 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Education in popular culture
KW  - Education
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Through the lenses of cultural-historical theory, this book helps readers find out how early childhood science education became established as a field of inquiry; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Why has early childhood science education taken so long to become established as a field of research inquiry? Why do we continue to blame early childhood and primary teachers for their lack of confidence and competence in science education? This book tackles these questions and more. Grounded in cultural-historical theory, this book explores the development of the field through the eyes of the author. Over 30 years the contexts, the questions, and the foci of a generation of science education researchers are mapped. As the field develops, new concepts, models of teaching and new methods and methodologies are theorised and empirically supported, bringing forward uniqueness of science education for children in play-based settings
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004520066
ER  -