Teaching and Learning Astronomy

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Teaching and Learning Astronomy is written by Jay Pasachoff and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521115396 (ISBN 10) and 9780521115391 (ISBN 13).

Based on papers and posters presented by experts at a Special Session of the International Astronomical Union, this volume highlights the many places for astronomy in the curriculum. It covers relevant education research and "best practice"; strategies for pre-service and in-service teacher education; the use of the Internet and other technologies; and the role that planetariums, observatories, science centers, and organizations can play. It concludes by addressing how the teaching and learning of astronomy can be improved worldwide.