Jonathan Osborne|Sue Collins|Mary Ratcliffe|Robin Millar|Rick Duschl
What “ideas?about?science” should be taught in school science? A Delphi study of the expert community
King's College London|University of Southampton|University of York|King's College London
abstract recent arguments science education proposed school science pay attention teaching nature science social practices however unlike content science wellestablished consensus would appear much less unanimity within academic community ideasaboutscience essential elements included contemporary school science curriculum hence study sought determine empirically extent consensus using three stage delphi questionnaire 23 participants drawn communities leading acknowledged international experts science educators scientists historians philosophers sociologists science experts engaged work improve public understanding science expert science teachers outcome research set nine themes encapsulating key ideas nature science consensus considered essential component school science curriculum together extensive comments provided participants data give measure existing level agreement community engaged science education science communication salient features vulgarized account nature science although themes already feature existing school science curricula many others findings research therefore challenge whether picture science represented school science curriculum sufficiently comprehensive b whether balance curriculum teaching content science nature science appropriate 2003 wiley periodicals inc j res sci teach 40 692720 2003