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Abandoning Patchwork Approaches to Nature of Science in Science Education
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Dagher, Zoubeida R.; Erduran, Sibel – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2017
The purpose of this commentary on Hodson and Wong's (2017, this issue) article is to clarify the merits of the expanded family resemblance approach (FRA) to science education, briefly alluded to in their article, and to discuss the implications of this approach relative to the question of demarcation they raise. In clarifying the merits of the…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Methodology
Opening the Black Box of NOS: Or Knowing How to Go on with Science Education, Wittgenstein, and STS in a Precarious World
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Alsop, Steve; Gardner, Sam – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2017
In this response essay we offer some critical comments on the nature of science (NOS) and thereby hopefully extend Hodson and Wong's (2017, this issue) argument concerning "understanding scientific practice." Drawing on selected theorising in science and technology studies (STS), we argue that NOS needs to take much more seriously…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Philosophy, Science Curriculum