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... And some of the following may be of interest (Selleck only if you want to explore the pedagogical backdrop). Bassey, M. (1960) ‘A Field Review of O-level Chemistry Textbooks,’ Technical Education 2 (12), 13–7. Brock, W. H. (1996) ‘Science for All,’ in idem, Science for All. Studies in the History of Victorian Science and Education (Aldershot & Brookfield, Vermont: Variorum), Ch. XIX, 1–37. Bunney, A. (1999) ‘It’s Not Just a “Children’s Playground”. The Influence of Children on the Development of the Science Museum, 1857–1973,’ M.Sc. thesis, London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology. Barnes, B. and Shapin, S. (1976) ‘Head and Hand: Rhetorical Resources in British Pedagogical Writing, 1770–1850,’ Oxford Review of Education 2, 231–54. Selleck, R. J. W. (1968) The New Education 1870–1914 (London: Pitman). Selleck, R. J. W. (1972) English Primary Education and the Progressives, 1914–1939 (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul). On 18/03/2010, alice bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ... and of course, as soon as I press send I remember about twelve > other strands to this issue. > > Firstly: Anna, thanks for clarification. It's a while since I read > Layton, but I think he does make the point that Thatcher didn't invent > the idea. Actually, I think it's his point (just that first political > speech on topic was by her, and that it can be made to suit > Thatcherite policy very neatly). > > There has been quite a bit on the nature study movement in the US, > which may or may not be relevant, depending on specific interests. For > example, chapter four of Elizabeth Keeney's (1992) The Botanizers > (Chapel Hill, NC & London: University of North Carolina Press). > > In terms of health education, Elizabeth Toon did a useful synthesis of > issues/ research in Janet Golden et al (eds, 2004) Children and Youth > in Sickness and in Health (Westport, CT: Heather Greenwood Press) > 85-106. But there is loads on this issue - do a search in any of the > history of medicine journals. > > On creationism, there's Nelkin's (1982) The Creation Controversy: > Science or Scripture in the Schools (New York & London: WW Norton), > and possibly this chap's work, but it might not be historical enough - > http://sciencestudies.univie.ac.at/staff/joachim-allgaier/?L=2. > > I found Julia Mickenberg's study of 20th century American left-wing > children’s literature really interesting on the politics of US science > teaching during the Cold War (there is a chapter just on science, > think it's chapter six). > * Mickenberg, Julia L (2006) Learning from the Left: Children’s > Literature, the Cold War and Radical Politics in the United States > (Oxford: Oxford University Press). > > If you aren't already a member, the Institute of Education library is > a good source for history of education, especially in the UK. They > have pretty good histoy of education department, and Gary McCulloch > is apparently doing a history of Nuffield Science, > http://www.ioe.ac.uk/staff/EFPS/DIRE_15.html > > Finally, Massimiano Bucchi did a paper in BJHS on the history of > classroom wallcharts a few years back: > * Bucchi, Massiniano (1998) ‘Images of science in the classroom: > wallcharts and science education 1850-1920’, British Journal for the > History of Science, vol. 31(2): 161-81. > > Who wouldn't want to read a paper about this history of wallcharts? It's great. > > > > Alice > > -------- > > Dr Alice Bell > Lecturer in Science Communication > Imperial College, London > > http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/alice.bell > > On 18 March 2010 13:33, Jon Agar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > mersenners - > > > > Could anyone point me towards: > > > > - any histories of science teaching/science education in different > > countries? > > > > - any suggestions of scholars currently working on the history of science > > teaching / science education? > > > > I'm aware of books such as Dorothy Mabel Turner's History of Science > > Teaching in England (1927) and have seen reference to DeBoer's A History of > > Ideas in Science Education (1991) for the US. > > > > cheers > > > > Jon > > > > Dr Jon Agar > > Editor, British Journal for the History of Science > > http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BJH > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us > > now > > > > > -- > Alice R Bell > http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/alice.bell > http://slippedstitch.blogspot.com >