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Teaching Biology in a Wider Context: The History of the Discipline as a Method: 1.
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Russell, Nicholas – Journal of Biological Education, 1988
Gives an account of a variety of approaches to science, technology and society courses in universities and colleges. Discusses courses which concentrate on a study of the history of biology. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Course Content, Higher Education
Teaching Biology in a Wider Context: The History of the Discipline as a Method 2: Worked Examples.
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Russell, Nicholas – Journal of Biological Education, 1988
Reviewed are three controversial incidents from the history of biomedical science for the lessons they may teach about the nature and context of scientific discoveries. Considered are William Harvey and blood circulation, Louis Pasteur and spontaneous generation, and Frederick Banting's discovery of insulin. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Higher Education