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ERIC Number: EJ431983
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-6210
The History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teacher Education.
Matthews, Michael R.
Teaching Education, v3 n2 p177-82 Win-Spr 1991
Describes a course, "History and Philosophy of Science for Science Teachers," at the University of New South Wales which focuses on the seventeenth-century scientific revolution and the nineteenth-century Darwinian revolution. The object is to provide background knowledge and promote an interest in the subject. (SM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Philosophy, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background; University of New South Wales (Australia)