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Intention and practice in school science education

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This paper reports on a study of the mismatch between science teachers' stated purposes and their actual teaching of science in a secondary school. Factors affecting teachers' practices include their personal beliefs about teaching, learning and the purposes of science education, the school program and the school culture.

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  1. Faculty of Education, University of Western Sydney (Nepean campus), PO Box 10, 2747, Kingswood, NSW

    Peter Aubusson (Lecturer in science and technology education)

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Specializations: science and technology education, professional development.

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Aubusson, P. Intention and practice in school science education. Research in Science Education 24, 21–30 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356325

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