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Joseph Priestley across Theology, Education, and Chemistry: An Interdisciplinary Case Study in Epistemology with a Focus on the Science Education Context
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de Berg, Kevin C. – Science & Education, 2011
This paper discusses the findings of a search for the intellectual tools used by Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) in his chemistry, education, and theology documents. Priestley's enquiring democratic view of knowledge was applicable in all three areas and constitutes a significant part of his lifework. Current epistemological issues in science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Principles, Chemistry, Epistemology
Opportunities in Chemistry.
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1986
Because of the changes occurring in the chemical sciences, a new survey of chemistry and its intellectual and economic impact was clearly needed. This report presents a current assessment of the status of chemistry and of the future opportunities in the field. This analysis contains: (1) an introductory chapter (establishing the need for the…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Case Studies, Chemical Industry, Chemistry
Controversies in Science and Technology--A Protocol for Comparative Research.
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Markle, Gerald E.; Petersen, James C. – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1981
Suggests a common research protocol for case study analyses of controversies in science and technology, facilitating future comparative research aimed at developing generalizations about disputes and their resolution. Aspects of the protocol include an overview to the controversy and descriptions of actors, strategy, tactics, knowledge claims,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Moral Issues, Research
Transmuting Common Substances: The Cold Fusion Controversy and the Rhetoric of Science.
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Thacker, Brad; Stratman, James F. – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1995
Explores the relationship among forensic, deliberative, and epideictic modes of rhetoric in the cold fusion controversy. Shows the interactions between three modes of rhetoric. Examines the ways in which the modes have shaped the emerging scientific consensus. Supports Robert Sanders' contention that rhetorical practices interact with scientific…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Discourse Communities, Higher Education
When Does the Researcher (Should) Also Become a Resource for the Bricoleur Teacher? A Review of Ajay Sharma's "Portrait of a Science Teacher as a Bricoleur: A Case Study from India"
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Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
This paper provides a critical review essay of Ajay Sharma's "Portrait of a science teacher as a bricoleur: A case study from India." The main focus is two fold. First, arguments are presented to draw attention to how little advances in science teaching and science learning research have impacted teachers' practice and student…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Researchers, Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship
Science, Science Education and Their Discontents: A Response to Commentaries on the Paper, "Portrait of a Science Teacher as a Bricoleur--A Case Study from India"
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Sharma, Ajay – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
In this response to commentaries by Ali Sammel, Jhumki Basu and Alberto Rodriguez, I present my perspective on three important issues raised by the commentators. These issues relate to the role of a researcher in her field settings and society, the critique of science and science education as oppressive dominant discourses, and co-opting…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Researchers
Using Data Comparison and Interpretation to Develop Procedural Understandings in the Primary Classroom: Case Study Evidence from Action Research
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Warwick, Paul; Siraj-Blatchford, John – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
The development of a science education that includes a focus upon the nature of science suggests the need for "pedagogic tools" that can be used to engage children with the procedural understandings that are central to the scientific approach to enquiry. This paper reports on a collaborative action research project that focused on the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students