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IMPROVEMENT OF ASTRONOMY EDUCATION (K-16)— THROUGH A STATE-WIDE PROGRAM.

The article attempts to present materials and sources available to increase the personal resources of teachers and interested patrons for the improvement of astronomy education. A recommended astronomy source lists is presented for elementary and secondary teachers. An astronomical magazines or jour...

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Published in:Science Education Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 297 - 313
Main Author: Price, Roger W.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct1961
Subjects:
Curriculum
Astronomy education
Curriculum enrichment
Educational programs
School improvement programs
Astronomy teachers
Educational change
Space sciences
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article attempts to present materials and sources available to increase the personal resources of teachers and interested patrons for the improvement of astronomy education. A recommended astronomy source lists is presented for elementary and secondary teachers. An astronomical magazines or journal is an asset with which a teacher can use its content to good advantage. Questions concerning recent happenings can be used as activities in the classroom for a learning situation. The problem of the study is to conjoin unwedded but related material for the beginnings of a planned state-wide program in astronomy for the elementary and secondary school. A revision of science curriculum has been instituted and evaluated to offer a more complete and effective presentation of the sciences.