Constructing Worlds through Science Education: The Selected Works of John K. Gilbert

In theWorld Library of Educationalistsseries, international experts themselves compile career- long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces-extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/practical contributions-so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field. John Gilbert has spent the last thirty years researching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in science education. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to science teaching in 2001 by the American National Association of Research into Science Teaching. In this book he brings together in one place his sixteen key and seminal writings. Starting with a specially written Introduction, the author summarizes his career and contextualizes his selection within the development of the field. Thechapters cover: Alternative conceptions and science education Relating science education and technology education Models and modeling Informal education in science and technology

John K. Gilbert is currently Professor of Education at The University of Reading, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Science Education.