Science: Philosophy, History and Education: Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Approaches

Prestes, Maria Elice de Brzezinski; Silva, Cibelle Celestino

This book offers a comprehensive overview of research at interface between History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science (HPSS) and Science Teaching in Ibero-America. It contributes to research on contextualization of science for students, teachers and researchers, and explains how to use different episodes of history of science or different themes of philosophy of science in regular science classes through diverse pedagogical approaches.
The chapters in this book discuss a wide range of topics under different methodological, epistemological and didactic approaches, reflecting the richness of research developed in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, Latin America, Spain and Portugal. The book contains chapters about historical events, topics of philosophy and sociology of science, nature of science, applications of HPSS in the classroom, instructional materials for students and teacher training courses and curriculum. 

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2019-02-11

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030089054

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74036-2

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 439