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Growing a primary science specialism: assembling people, places, materials and ideas
journal contribution
posted on 2015-09-01, 00:00 authored by Julianne LynchJulianne Lynch, N Frankel, K McCarthy, L SharpThis paper derives from the authors’ experiences of the development of a successful science specialism, implemented in a large primary school in regional Victoria, Australia, since 2012. We discuss how diverse resources – people, spaces, equipment, materials and ideas – were brought together to support a science specialism that focuses on positioning students as burgeoning experts; leveraging and enhancing connections with community; and, developing positive dispositions towards science and the environment. Our discussion is supported by illustrative excerpts from interviews, focus groups and meetings with school and university staff members. We
conclude by identifying characteristics that might suggest principles for success in other contexts.
conclude by identifying characteristics that might suggest principles for success in other contexts.