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The Neglected Mandate: Teaching Science as Part of Our Culture

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  1. http://archive.org/details/projectphysicscollection.

  2. See Ahlgren and Walberg (1973) for an overview. See also Holton (2003).

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This article is an invited Lecture at the Conference on “How Can the History and Philosophy of Science Contribute to Contemporary US Science Education?” (Boston University, December 7, 2012).

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Holton, G. The Neglected Mandate: Teaching Science as Part of Our Culture. Sci & Educ 23, 1875–1877 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-013-9632-3

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