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Science Teacher Education And The Nature Of Science: A Voice From Pakistan, Nelofer Halai
Science Teacher Education And The Nature Of Science: A Voice From Pakistan, Nelofer Halai
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
The purpose of this paper is to advocate that tenchcrs be encouraged nnd helped to develop an overt and deaf epistemological understanding of the methods and structure of science, i.e., the nature of science (NOS). I have tried to define the concepts that constitute NOS essential for school science. I also want to highlight some of the challenges faced in attempts to introduce NOS in inservice teacher education in Pakistan.