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Justin Dillon

Professor of Science and Environmental Education, University College London
Verified email at ucl.ac.uk
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[PDF][PDF] A review of the research on practical work in school science

J Dillon - King's College, London, 2008 - Citeseer
1.1 Background The worst science teachers make no attempt at all to embellish the curriculum
by taking their students out of the classroom […] and they make minimum effort to run …

On learners and learning in environmental education: Missing theories, ignored communities

J Dillon - Towards a Convergence Between Science and …, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
Mark Rickinson’s review of empirical studies of learners and learning in school environmental
education, which constitutes issue 7 (3) of Environmental Education Research (Rickinson, …

[BOOK][B] Science education in Europe: Critical reflections

J Osborne, J Dillon - 2008 - efepereth.wdfiles.com
… The Foundation is grateful to the authors of the report, Jonathan Osborne and Justin Dillon,
to Robin Millar for his thoughtful contributions to the planning and implementation of the …

The value of outdoor learning: evidence from research in the UK and elsewhere

J Dillon, M Rickinson, K Teamey - Towards a convergence …, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This article summarises the key findings of a review that critically examined 150 pieces of
research on outdoor learning published between 1993 and 2003 (Rickinson et al., 2004). The …

“Doing” science versus “being” a scientist: Examining 10/11‐year‐old schoolchildren's constructions of science through the lens of identity

L Archer, J DeWitt, J Osborne, J Dillon… - Science …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The concern about students' engagement with school science and the numbers pursuing
the further study of science is an international phenomenon and a matter of considerable …

Science aspirations, capital, and family habitus: How families shape children's engagement and identification with science

L Archer, J DeWitt, J Osborne, J Dillon… - American …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Low participation rates in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
post-16 are a matter of international concern. Existing evidence suggests children’s …

Reconceptualizing the teaching of controversial issues

C Oulton, J Dillon, MM Grace - International Journal of science …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Science has a role to play in the resolution of many of the issues deemed controversial in all
societies. However, evidence of a lack of public confidence in science and scientists as …

Controversial issues‐teachers' attitudes and practices in the context of citizenship education

C Oulton, V Day, J Dillon*, M Grace - Oxford review of education, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Current conceptions of citizenship favour public involvement in dialogue on controversial
issues such as GM food. ‘Students with higher levels of civic knowledge are more likely to …

Convergence between science and environmental education

AEJ Wals, M Brody, J Dillon, RB Stevenson - Science, 2014 - science.org
Urgent issues such as climate change, food scarcity, malnutrition, and loss of biodiversity
are highly complex and contested in both science and society ( 1 ). To address them, …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the welfare of companion dogs—Is owner education the solution?

I Philpotts, J Dillon, N Rooney - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The welfare of most dogs living in homes is largely unknown. However,
national surveys carried out by animal welfare charities and findings by animal welfare …