1989
DOI: 10.1007/bf01807043
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A role for history and philosophy in science teaching

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“…To take science seriously, according to many scientists, philosophers, and historians of science (Good, 1995a(Good, , 1995bGross & Levitt, 1994;Matthews, 1994;Slezak, 1994), it is necessary to assume a universal position on nature and the natural sciences. In the book Science and Relativism, Matthews (1994) uses the words of various scientists, including Max planck and Albert Einstein, to support the universalist position:…”
Section: Universalism Vs Cultural Relativism In the Natural Sciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…To take science seriously, according to many scientists, philosophers, and historians of science (Good, 1995a(Good, , 1995bGross & Levitt, 1994;Matthews, 1994;Slezak, 1994), it is necessary to assume a universal position on nature and the natural sciences. In the book Science and Relativism, Matthews (1994) uses the words of various scientists, including Max planck and Albert Einstein, to support the universalist position:…”
Section: Universalism Vs Cultural Relativism In the Natural Sciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the book Science and Relativism, Matthews (1994) uses the words of various scientists, including Max planck and Albert Einstein, to support the universalist position:…”
Section: Universalism Vs Cultural Relativism In the Natural Sciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Whereas the success of such movements requires concerted efforts within and outside of the science education community, teachers will certainly play a critical role in implementing the reform curricula. It is our belief that in order to educate school children to understand what science is and how scientific knowledge is developed, teachers themselves need to develop informed views about NOS, and be able to translate their understanding into classroom practices (Hodson, 1991;Lederman, 2007;Matthews, 1988). The education of teachers is absolutely imperative.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…From their early years, children develop their knowledge, values and ways of reasoning in relation to the world they live in. This development is influenced by different factors, the most important of which are direct sensory experience and the participation in everyday social life and in formal education (Matthews, 1994;Fleer & Robbins, 2003;Tytler & Peterson, 2001). Education, from the early years, has a fundamental role to play in providing children with problem recognition and solving skills and encouraging behaviours that are compatible with environmental quality preservation (Sheehy et al, 2000) as well as sustainable use of natural resources, such as water.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%