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Author Poole, Michael (Michael W.)

Title Beliefs and values in science education / Michael Poole
Published Buckingham ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1995

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Description 146 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm
Series Developing science and technology education
Developing science and technology education.
Contents Ch. 1. 'Everybody needs Standards' - bases of decision-making -- Ch. 2. 'What science cannot discover, mankind cannot know'? - beliefs and values about science -- Ch. 3. 'Every comparison has a limp' - language, concepts and models -- Ch. 4. 'Wanted! Alive or dead' - environmental beliefs and values --Ch. 5. 'In the beginning...' - cosmology and creation -- Ch. 6. 'Publish and be damned'? - the Galileo affair -- Ch. 7. 'God knows what the public will think' - the Darwinian controversies
Summary This book 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 the history of science in the study of science. Interactions between science and religious belief are also analysed to clarify the nature, strengths and limitations of science as well as its place in the total curriculum
Analysis Schools Curriculum Science
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Education -- Philosophy.
Religion and science.
Science -- Philosophy.
Science -- Study and teaching.
Values -- Study and teaching.
Author Open University.
LC no. 94041387
ISBN 0335156452 (paperback)
0335156460