The myth of science education

Studies in Philosophy and Education 10 (1):7-17 (1990)
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Abstract

It is argued that the manner in which we teach science in the high schools represents an outdated positivistic conception of science. The standard presentation of a year of each of chemistry, biology and physics should be replaced by an integrated science plus history, philosophy, and sociology of science which would take a total of three years to complete. A proper appreciation for the true nature of science is essential to the continued health of the scientific enterprise.

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Joseph C. Pitt
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The Scientific Image.William Demopoulos & Bas C. van Fraassen - 1982 - Philosophical Review 91 (4):603.
Theory and Evidence.Clark N. Glymour - 1980 - Princeton University Press.

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