Overview
- Presents historical reconstructions that are very different from textbook presentations
- Includes a wide range of historical episodes covering almost 300 years
- Provides guidelines for students, teachers and researchers for further research
- Understands science as a human enterprise
Part of the book series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education (CTISE, volume 36)
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“The book is organized in 14 chapters and includes references, an author index and a subject index. … The book does an excellent job in brining to the foreground the complexity that surrounds the development of ideas in science. … Overall, the book is a valuable contribution in illustrating a face of science that is often ignored. … The book will be useful for academics, researchers and students in history, philosophy and education of science.” (Sibel Erduran, Science & Education, June, 2010)
“This 14-chapter book devotes 10 chapters to historical episodes of scientific discovery and theory development in the physical sciences. … for students of history and philosophy of science (HPS) and science education, this volume reports on important physical science episodes in the application of HPS to science education. … Niaz’s monograph is a good source for gaining insights into how history of science influenced philosophy of science.” (Richard A. Duschl,Studies in Science Education, Vol. 47 (1), March, 2011)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Critical Appraisal of Physical Science as a Human Enterprise
Book Subtitle: Dynamics of Scientific Progress
Authors: Mansoor Niaz
Series Title: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9626-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9625-9Published: 03 February 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8172-8Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9626-6Published: 07 February 2009
Series ISSN: 1878-0482
Series E-ISSN: 1878-0784
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 216
Topics: Learning & Instruction, Science Education, Philosophy of Science, History of Science