Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning across Disciplines Comparative Theory and Practice in Schools /

• Main Authors: Kidman, Gillian (Author), Casinader, Niranjan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Science education.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; International and Comparative Education.; Curriculum Studies.; Science Education.; Schools and Schooling.; Sociology of Education.

This research-based book dissects and explores the meaning and nature of Inquiry in teaching and learning in schools, challenging existing concepts and practices. In particular, it explores and contests prevailing attitudes about the practice of inquiry-based learning across the Science, Geography a...

Table of Contents:

• PART I
• Chapter 1. The Unfolding of Inquiry in Education: A Research Chronology
• Chapter 2. Managing the Reins of Inquiry: The Role of the Teacher in IBL
• Chapter 3. Differences in Perspective: The Impact of Culture on Inquiry
• PART II
• Chapter 4. Inquiry in the Australian Curriculum: Commonalities and Dissonances
• Chapter 5. Pebbles in a Pond: The Initiation of Inquiry
• Chapter 6. Through the Looking Glass: The Conduct of Inquiry
• Chapter 7. Building the Foundation: The Use of Data and Evidence in Inquiry
• Chapter 8. The Evaluation of Inquiry: The End of the Road?
• Chapter 9. ‘Intelligence in the Wild’: Inquiry in the Field.