SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION

Peter Heering

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SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION

Title	SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2014
Authors	Heering, P
Journal	Journal of Baltic Science Education
Volume	13
Issue	3
Start Page	296–297
Pagination	Continuous
Date Published	June/2014
Type of Article	Editorial
ISSN	1648-3898
Other Numbers	ICID: 1111382
Keywords	cultural activity, history of science, nature of science
Abstract	During the 20th century, the sciences have been considered as disciplines that are significantly distinct from the humanities, C.P. Snows term of the “two cultures” has become the key word for this development. However, recent science studies produced arguments for the thesis that sciences are also a cultural activity. As a consequence, science and the related practices become time dependent – what was an accepted scientific practice in a particular period would not meet the standards of another period. Understanding science as a cultural activity poses several challenges to educators, but offers also opportunities. One approach that meets these opportunities is the implementation of the history of science in science education. In the following, two specific approaches in this respect will be discussed: storytelling and the reenactment of historical experiments.
URL	http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1437678627.pdf
DOI	10.33225/jbse/14.13.296
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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