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Book Review: Socialisation in Australia, Quarterly Review of Australian Education

Book Review: Socialisation in Australia, Quarterly Review of Australian Education BOOK REVIEWS pupils of them having certain concepts, knowing certain facts and understanding certain principles. It is not that such knowledge is unimportant, the authors maintain, but that it acquires sigmiicance and is justified only in terms of man thereby being able to better understand himself and his environment, and the interaction between the two. It is becoming increasingly apparent that such understanding is essential, not just for man to live a fuller life, but if man is to exist at all. As the authors point out, once such a view is adopted, science teachers " must be prepared for our subject to overtlow its present boundaries ". They themselves practise what they preach, and their initial chapters raise philosophic, economic, political and moral issues which bear on prevailing views of science and the role of science education. However, the book is not intended as a lofty treatise written for inhabitants of the groves of academe. Its purpose is to provide the classroom teacher with a framework, and a number of insights and skills, which will enable him to make a more informed and coherent set of decisions on issues and problems that are of immediate relevance and concern http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

Book Review: Socialisation in Australia, Quarterly Review of Australian Education

Saha, L. J.
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 18 (2): 3 – Jun 1, 1974
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SAGE
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© 1974 Australian Council for Educational Research
ISSN
0004-9441
eISSN
2050-5884
DOI
10.1177/000494417401800212
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BOOK REVIEWS pupils of them having certain concepts, knowing certain facts and understanding certain principles. It is not that such knowledge is unimportant, the authors maintain, but that it acquires sigmiicance and is justified only in terms of man thereby being able to better understand himself and his environment, and the interaction between the two. It is becoming increasingly apparent that such understanding is essential, not just for man to live a fuller life, but if man is to exist at all. As the authors point out, once such a view is adopted, science teachers " must be prepared for our subject to overtlow its present boundaries ". They themselves practise what they preach, and their initial chapters raise philosophic, economic, political and moral issues which bear on prevailing views of science and the role of science education. However, the book is not intended as a lofty treatise written for inhabitants of the groves of academe. Its purpose is to provide the classroom teacher with a framework, and a number of insights and skills, which will enable him to make a more informed and coherent set of decisions on issues and problems that are of immediate relevance and concern

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Published: Jun 1, 1974

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