Radical constructivism : : a relativist epistemic approach to science education /

Radical constructivism : : a relativist epistemic approach to science education / / Andreas Quale.

This book addresses the topic of science education, from the viewpoint of the theory of radical constructivism. It takes a closer look at the "image of science" that is projected, in the presentation of it to students and to the general public. This leads into a broad discussion of the not...

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Quale, Andreas,
Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • What is Science?
  • The Role of Technology and Mathematics
  • Constructivism – A Theory of Learning and Knowing
  • Reality, Truth and Viability
  • The Metaphor of Truth
  • The Story of Science
  • The Game of Prediction and Retrodiction
  • Towards a Radical-Constructivist Philosophy of Physics
  • Ontological Aspects of Radical Constructivism
  • The What and Why of Science Education
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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