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ERIC Number: EJ478398
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Science Education in Sociocultural Context: Perspectives from the Sociology of Science.
Kelly, Gregory J.; And Others
Science Education, v77 n2 p207-20 Apr 1993
Examines perspectives contributed by sociologies of science. Describes Mertonian sociology of science and some of its shortcomings. Explores work contributed by the Strong Program for the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, laboratory studies, feminist critiques of science, and complementary writings. Outlines the implications for science education of these science studies. (PR)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Sciences, Sociology
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Nature of Science; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Science