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Army Institute of Education publishes EDUSPECTRA: AIE Interdisciplinary Journal of Research & Education, an annual peer reviewed journal (P-ISSN 2394-9430) which focusses on pertinent issues,...

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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2018)

Article Volume - 4 (2018)

Development of Modern School Science - a Historical Perspective

Authors
RA
Rajesh Kumar
DR
Dr. Gaurav Rao

Higher Secondary Teacher

Kanhai Inter School 

Nawada, Bihar

Assistant Professor

Department of Education

C.S.J.M.University

Kanpur(U.P.)
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Published 2018-12-31
Pages 91-106
Abstract

Science, a human approach to understand the universe, is the most prominent component of the Education system especially at school level. This paper attempts to explore the emergence of the Science and Scientific method as a political construct in the 19 century and also argues its
association in shaping the contemporary school science education. This paper will explore the different forms of Knowledge like Indigenous knowledge and Euro centric Sciences, their characteristics and importance in shaping of contemporary school science. This causes the promotion of science as a coherent curriculum component and fosters the unification of scientific methods despite of important philosophical, conceptual and methodological differences between the basic scientific disciplines. By the end of Second World War, it fails to reflect the profound shifts that have taken place in the scale and nature of science. As a result, school science faces a number of challenges that have not received the appropriate scholarly attention

Keywords
Political construct; Eurocentric Sciences; Political construct; Philosophical, Emergence
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Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Gaurav Rao . (2018). Development of Modern School Science - a Historical Perspective. Eduspectra, 4(4), 91-106.
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