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ERIC Number: EJ584573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Science Gone to Seed?
Allchin, Douglas
Science and Education, v8 n1 p63-66 Jan 1999
Claims that, in contrast to Hugh Lacey's arguments, current research in nonindustrialized nations demonstrates how a materialistic strategy of scientific understanding may be sensitive to cultural context. Concludes that differentiating ethical and scientific values is essential lest we conflate descriptive and normative processes. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Epistemology, Higher Education, Objectivity, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Scientific Research, Social Values, Technology, Theories, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Materialism; Nature
Note: Special issue on Values in Science and in Science Education. For related articles, see SE 561 327-334.