Journal article
Abandoning patchwork approaches to nature of science in science education
- Abstract:
- The purpose of this commentary on Hodson and Wong’s paper is to clarify the merits of the Expanded Family Resemblance Approach to science education, briefly alluded to in their paper, and to discuss the implications of this approach relative to the question of demarcation they raise in their paper. In clarifying the merits of the expanded FRA, we describe its distinct features and how it relates to other approaches presented in their paper. We discuss some limitations pertaining to their discussion of the demarcation problem in science education, and conclude by pointing out the promising role an FRA approach might play in providing means for distinguishing more from less scientific fields of inquiry.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 1.2MB, Terms of use)
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- 10.1080/14926156.2016.1271923
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Journal:
- Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education More from this journal
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 46-52
- Publication date:
- 2017-03-10
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1942-4051
- ISSN:
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1492-6156
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686860
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- Copyright holder:
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- © 2017 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Taylor & Francis at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14926156.2016.1271923
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