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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Science Education Policies in India; Science School Programs in India; Current Health of Education and Science Education in India; References; Contents; Editors and Contributors; History and Philosophy Conversations; History of Science in India: Focus on Pre-vedic and Vedic Times; Introduction; Literature and Scope; The Indus Valley Civilisation; Agriculture; Architecture; Fabrication; Weights and Measures; Medicine; The Vedic Period; Science in the Rigveda; Science in the Atharvaveda; Science in the Yajurveda and the Samaveda; Science in the Upavedas
Science in the VedangasSchooling; Rituals Related to Schooling; Types of Educational Institutions or Schools; Curriculum and Pedagogy; Methods of Teaching; Assessment; Buddhism and Islam in India; British Colonial Rule; Concluding Thoughts; References; Incubating Western Science Education in Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in India; Introduction; Background and Goals of Monastic Science Education; Views of Science Among Tibetan Buddhists; Cross-Cultural Science Education; Confluence and Conflict; Science Programs; Translation; Curriculum and Instruction; Science for Monks; Science Meets Dharma
Emory-Tibet Science InitiativeConclusion; Appendix; References; School Science and Science Teacher Education; Textual Texture of School Science; Introduction; Science in Indian School Curriculum; The Content of Science; Science as a Community Constructed Enterprise; Locating the Learner; Tracing the Tendencies; Disciplinary Versus Integrated Approach; Pedagogic Stance Is Stage-Specific; Hands-on Activities and Science Learning; Depiction of Science as a Self-initiated Investigation; Portrayal of Scientists; Use of Narratives; Place for Children's Ideas
Treatment of History Within the TextbooksConcluding Comments; References; Examining Pre-service Science Teachers Pedagogical Orientations in an Era of Change in India; Introduction; Background; Historical Roots of Science Education in India; School Science Education; B.Ed. Curricula Post-reform; Pedagogical Orientations and the Teaching of Science; Science Pedagogical Orientation Spectrum; Goals of the Study; Research Method; Data Collection Procedures; POSTT Instrument and Questionnaire Administration; Data Analysis Procedures; Results; School Related Factors
Discrepancy Between Professional Development Program Orientation and School-Related FactorsTeachers' Belief About Science and Pedagogy; Success Stories; Conclusion; References; A Comparative Case Study of Primary Science Teachers' Beliefs and Orientations; Introduction; Methods; Description of Context and Participants; Data Sources and Analysis; Findings; Nature of Sharvari's Orientations; Summary of Sharvari's Orientation Towards Teaching Science; Nature of Bela's Orientations; Summary of Bela's Orientation Towards Teaching Science; How Can Action Research Sustain Systematic and Structured Thinking in Participating Teachers?
Science in the VedangasSchooling; Rituals Related to Schooling; Types of Educational Institutions or Schools; Curriculum and Pedagogy; Methods of Teaching; Assessment; Buddhism and Islam in India; British Colonial Rule; Concluding Thoughts; References; Incubating Western Science Education in Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in India; Introduction; Background and Goals of Monastic Science Education; Views of Science Among Tibetan Buddhists; Cross-Cultural Science Education; Confluence and Conflict; Science Programs; Translation; Curriculum and Instruction; Science for Monks; Science Meets Dharma
Emory-Tibet Science InitiativeConclusion; Appendix; References; School Science and Science Teacher Education; Textual Texture of School Science; Introduction; Science in Indian School Curriculum; The Content of Science; Science as a Community Constructed Enterprise; Locating the Learner; Tracing the Tendencies; Disciplinary Versus Integrated Approach; Pedagogic Stance Is Stage-Specific; Hands-on Activities and Science Learning; Depiction of Science as a Self-initiated Investigation; Portrayal of Scientists; Use of Narratives; Place for Children's Ideas
Treatment of History Within the TextbooksConcluding Comments; References; Examining Pre-service Science Teachers Pedagogical Orientations in an Era of Change in India; Introduction; Background; Historical Roots of Science Education in India; School Science Education; B.Ed. Curricula Post-reform; Pedagogical Orientations and the Teaching of Science; Science Pedagogical Orientation Spectrum; Goals of the Study; Research Method; Data Collection Procedures; POSTT Instrument and Questionnaire Administration; Data Analysis Procedures; Results; School Related Factors
Discrepancy Between Professional Development Program Orientation and School-Related FactorsTeachers' Belief About Science and Pedagogy; Success Stories; Conclusion; References; A Comparative Case Study of Primary Science Teachers' Beliefs and Orientations; Introduction; Methods; Description of Context and Participants; Data Sources and Analysis; Findings; Nature of Sharvari's Orientations; Summary of Sharvari's Orientation Towards Teaching Science; Nature of Bela's Orientations; Summary of Bela's Orientation Towards Teaching Science; How Can Action Research Sustain Systematic and Structured Thinking in Participating Teachers?