A role for history and philosophy in science teaching

Educational Philosophy and Theory 20 (2):67–81 (1988)
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Abstract

It is thirty years since the last major reforms of science education. many believe that it is time for reappraisal of these earlier curricula, and for the renewal of science education-its content, aims, methods. also, and importantly, there is a renewed interest in the preparation of science teachers. this essay is a contribution to that task

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Michael Robert Matthews
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