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Zatsepin, Veniamin I.; Cross, Roger T. – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 1998
Cites the Lysenko affair as a good illustration of the relationship between theory, ethics, and politics. Provides the historical background of the scientist Lysenko and information on the political system of his time. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Biotechnology, Ethics, Foreign Countries

Sprod, Tim – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1993
Suggests that innovations in both the content and methodologies of science teaching are needed. Examines how human scientific understanding throughout history leads to an explanation of how individual scientific knowledge is constructed. Contains 19 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Epistemology, Foreign Countries