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Philosophy, Science, Education and Culture (Science & Technology Education Library)

By Robert Nola , Gürol Irzik,

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1402037694, 9781402037696, 9781402037702
Open Library ID
OL9526376M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2207514 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
501\489
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Currents such as epistemological and social constructivism, postmodernism, and certain forms of multiculturalism that had become fashionable within science education circles in the last decades lost sight of critical inquiry as the core aim of education. In this book we develop an account of education that places critical inquiry at the core of education in general and science education in particular. Since science constitutes the paradigm example of critical inquiry, we explain the nature of science, paying particular attention to scientific methodology and scientific modeling and at the same time showing their relevance in the science classroom. We defend a universalist, rationalist, and objectivist account of science against epistemological and social constructivist views, postmodernist approaches and epistemic multiculturalist accounts.

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