- Title
- Narrative pedagogies in Science, Mathematics and Technology
- Creator
- Hobbs, Linda; Davis, Robert
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/60257
- Identifier
- vital:4745
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-012-9302-5
- Identifier
- ISSN:0157-244X
- Abstract
- Despite years of research, there remains serious concern regarding the engagement of students in science, mathematics and technology education. In this paper, the authors explore how narrative pedagogies are used in science, mathematics and technology in order to make the subjects meaningful. The paper focuses specifically on the role and aesthetic nature of narrative as a pedagogical approach in these school subjects and between school sectors. Case study methodology was used to compare the findings of two independent studies investigating the role of narrative-based pedagogies in mathematics and science (first author) and technology (second author). Based on this comparison, this paper proposes two perspectives on narrative-based pedagogies that deal with the connection of students with the subject: inward-looking that situated the learner within the story generated around artefact creation, and outward-looking that situated the stories of the content into students' lifeworlds. The use of this comparative lens enabled a higher level of analysis that could not have been achieved by each research programme, generating a broader narrative that provided deeper insight into the teaching and learning experience. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- Relation
- Research in Science Education Vol. , no. (2012), p. 1-17
- Rights
- Copyright 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Aesthetics; Education; Mathematics; Narrative; Science; Technology; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
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