Overview
Introduces methodologies that facilitate the learning process in geoscience education
Discusses the importance of non-formal education spaces in geoscience education
Explores the role of geological knowledge in society
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Part III
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book presents research in Geoscience Education focusing on indoor and outdoor environments in which teaching geoscience gains particular relevance, significance and contextualization. The research areas that are presented throughout the thirteen chapters cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from educational resources and fieldwork to science models. Chapters discuss specific geoscience topics such as earthquakes, rocks, fossils and minerals. Other chapters present a more interdisciplinary approach addressing topics that aren’t usually examined, such as geomedicine and geoethics, with a specific focus on sustainable development and their alignment with the school curricula.
Throughout the book readers can find research-based arguments illustrated with practical examples, which will help them to innovate in their curriculum development area, classroom practices and pre and in-service teachers’ education. The book challenges readers to improve Geoscience Education by changing the ways of teaching, by enabling students to exploit their natural curiosity, and by spurring a learning process that should not be confined to the classroom but rather maintained throughout life.Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Unit of Science Teaching
Faculty of Science of University of Porto (FCUP)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geoscience Education
Book Subtitle: Indoor and Outdoor
Editors: Clara Vasconcelos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43319-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43318-9Published: 21 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82789-6Published: 24 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43319-6Published: 14 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 236
Number of Illustrations: 66 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science Education, Learning & Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies