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.
Robert Nola & Gürol Irzik
Philosophy, Science, Education and Culture
Philosophy, Science, Education and Culture
Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 490 ● ISBN 9781402037702 ● Dateigröße 2.9 MB ● Verlag Springer Netherland ● Ort Dordrecht ● Land NL ● Erscheinungsjahr 2006 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2147313 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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