Teaching and Learning Astronomy

By John R. Percy

Book Overview

Based on papers and posters presented by experts at a Special Session of the International Astronomical Union, this volume highlights the many places for astronomy in the curriculum. It covers relevant education research and best practice; strategies for pre-service and in-service teacher education; the use of the Internet and other technologies; and the role that planetariums, observatories, science centers, and organizations can play. It concludes by addressing how the teaching and learning of astronomy can be improved worldwide.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052184262X
• ISBN13: 9780521842624
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"