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Donnelly, James – Science and Education, 2002
Examines some key characteristics of science under the headings of elimination of the personal, demarcation from ethics, and denial of reflexivity. Relates these characteristics to an instrumental criterion of knowing which is pervasive in science. Suggests that there are severe limits to the introduction of a more personal, interpretative, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Science Instruction