Natural Sciences in Secondary Education Following the Spanish Education Reform of 1970: The Prevalence of the Nineteenth Century Tradition
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| Title: | Natural Sciences in Secondary Education Following the Spanish Education Reform of 1970: The Prevalence of the Nineteenth Century Tradition |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | María José Martínez Ruiz-Funes, José Pedro Marín-Murcia |
| Source: | Journal of Educational Media, Memory and Society. 2024 16(1):55-81. |
| Availability: | Berghahn Journals. 20 Jay Street Suite 512, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Tel: 212-233-6004; Fax: 212-233-6007; e-mail: journals@berghahnbooks.com; Web site: http://www.journals.berghahnbooks.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 27 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Change, Natural Sciences, Educational History, Textbook Content, Curriculum Development, Intellectual History, Trend Analysis, Textbook Publication, Publishing Industry, Science Curriculum, Secondary School Science, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Spain |
| DOI: | 10.3167/jemms.2024.160104 |
| ISSN: | 2041-6938 2041-6946 |
| Abstract: | This article deals with the study of natural sciences in non-compulsory secondary education from the end of the nineteenth century until the educational reform in 1970. We begin with a critical review of the ways in which the secondary education curriculum and textbooks of this period conveyed established knowledge about natural sciences. We then examine the evolution of natural sciences textbooks and successive editions thereof produced by different publishers in terms of their design, structure, content, and context, methods which are complemented by information concerning authorship and commercial viability. We conclude by arguing that, since textbook publishers did not undertake substantial innovations between 1970 and the mid-1980s, traditional nineteenth century natural sciences school knowledge prevailed into the 1990s. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1448613 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article deals with the study of natural sciences in non-compulsory secondary education from the end of the nineteenth century until the educational reform in 1970. We begin with a critical review of the ways in which the secondary education curriculum and textbooks of this period conveyed established knowledge about natural sciences. We then examine the evolution of natural sciences textbooks and successive editions thereof produced by different publishers in terms of their design, structure, content, and context, methods which are complemented by information concerning authorship and commercial viability. We conclude by arguing that, since textbook publishers did not undertake substantial innovations between 1970 and the mid-1980s, traditional nineteenth century natural sciences school knowledge prevailed into the 1990s. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-6938 2041-6946 |
| DOI: | 10.3167/jemms.2024.160104 |
