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STUDIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION VOLUME 19 1991 CONTENTS Articles Senta A. Raizen The Reform of Science Education in the U.S.A. Déja Vu or De Novo? David Layton Science Education and Praxis: the relationship of school science to practical action Christopher Ray Science Education and the Stability of Physical Science Terri Seddon Rethinking Teachers and Teacher Education in Science Colin Wood-Robinson Young People’s Ideas about Plants Research Notes S. Sjoberg Research in Science Education in the Nordic Countries Theses and Dissertations submitted for Higher Degrees, 1988-90 Book Reviews Derek Hodson Practical Work in Science: Time for a reappraisal James Donnelly Practising Authority Richard Kempa Teaching, Learning and Assessment Cumulative Author Index, 1974-1990 STUDIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION is an international review of research for all who are interested in the educational dimensions of science. It is not intended to compete with existing journals, but to complement them by providing reviews of research on specific aspects of science education and by drawing together, in analytical surveys, recent contributions which may be published in widely scattered sources. Its editorial policy is to encourage work which reflects a wide variety of viewpoints, including those of administration, anthropology, curriculum, history, linguistics, philosophy, politics, psychology and sociology. ISSN 0305 7267 Annual subscription: U.K. £17.00 including p. & p. Overseas $36 or £18 sterling including p. & p. Studies in Education Ltd., Driffield Road, Nafferton, Yorkshire YO25 0JL, United Kingdom. STUDIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION VOLUME 19 1991 CONTENTS Articles Senta A. Raizen The Reform of Science Education in the U.S.A. Déja Vu or De Novo? David Layton Science Education and Praxis: the relationship of school science to practical action Christopher Ray Science Education and the Stability of Physical Science Terri Seddon Rethinking Teachers and Teacher Education in Science Colin Wood-Robinson Young People’s Ideas about Plants Research Notes S. Sjoberg Research in Science Education in the Nordic Countries Theses and Dissertations submitted for Higher Degrees, 1988-90 Book Reviews Derek Hodson Practical Work in Science: Time for a reappraisal James Donnelly Practising Authority Richard Kempa Teaching, Learning and Assessment Cumulative Author Index, 1974-1990 STUDIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION is an international review of research for all who are interested in the educational dimensions of science. It is not intended to compete with existing journals, but to complement them by providing reviews of research on specific aspects of science education and by drawing together, in analytical surveys, recent contributions which may be published in widely scattered sources. Its editorial policy is to encourage work which reflects a wide variety of viewpoints, including those of administration, anthropology, curriculum, history, linguistics, philosophy, politics, psychology and sociology. ISSN 0305 7267 Annual subscription: U.K. £17.00 including p. & p. Overseas $36 or £18 sterling including p. & p. Studies in Education Ltd., Driffield Road, Nafferton, Yorkshire YO25 0JL, United Kingdom.