Beliefs and Values in Science Education

ISBN-13: 9780335156450 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 152 str.

Michael Poole

Opis

This volume examines ways in which beliefs and values interact with science and science teaching. It looks at some of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural contexts within which science has developed and considers how these factors can affect the choice of scientific theory. Various historical sections provide resource material for showing pupils the role of history of science in the study of science. Interactions between science and religious belief are also analyzed to clarify the nature, strengths and limitations of science, as well as its place in the total curriculum.

Spis treści

'Everybody needs Standards', bases of decision
making
'What science cannot discover, mankind cannot know'?, beliefs and values about science
'Every comparison has a limp', language, concepts and models
'Wanted! Alive or dead', environmental beliefs and values
'In the beginning...', cosmology and creation
'Publish and be damned'?, the Galileo affair
'God knows what the public will think', the Darwinian controversies
References
Index.