The Epic Narrative of Intellectual Culture as a Framework for Curricular Coherence.

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Title: The Epic Narrative of Intellectual Culture as a Framework for Curricular Coherence.
Language: English
Authors: Carson, Robert N.
Source: Science and Education. May 2002 11(3):231-246.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2002
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - General
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Middle Schools, Science History, Science Instruction, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles, Secondary Education
ISSN: 0926-7220
Abstract: Describes a proposed middle school curriculum designed to coordinate the major subject areas around a single coherent story line and tell the epic tale of the development of formal intellectual culture from its distant origins to the present day. Ourstory explores the history of scientific culture from the perspective of foundational disciplines (history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and anthropology). (Author/MM)
Journal Code: CIJOCT2002
Entry Date: 2002
Accession Number: EJ647938
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Describes a proposed middle school curriculum designed to coordinate the major subject areas around a single coherent story line and tell the epic tale of the development of formal intellectual culture from its distant origins to the present day. Ourstory explores the history of scientific culture from the perspective of foundational disciplines (history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and anthropology). (Author/MM)
ISSN:0926-7220