Children’s use of teleological explanations about the natural world

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Children’s use of teleological explanations about the natural world

There is a significant body of research on children's preconceptions concerning scientific concepts and the impact this can have upon their science education. One active issue concerns the extent to which young children's explanations for the existence of natural kinds rely on teleological...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Halls, Jonathan Grant
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	children teleological explanations natural phenomena
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55044/

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