A family resemblance approach to the nature of science for science education

Irzık, Gürol and Nola, Robert (2011) A family resemblance approach to the nature of science for science education. Science and Education (Sp. Iss. SI), 20 (7-8). pp. 591-607. ISSN 0926-7220

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Abstract

Although there is universal consensus both in the science education literature and in the science standards documents to the effect that students should learn not only the content of science but also its nature, there is little agreement about what that nature is. This led many science educators to adopt what is sometimes called “the consensus view” about the nature of science (NOS), whose goal is to teach students only those characteristics of science on which there is wide consensus. This is an attractive view, but it has some shortcomings and weaknesses. In this article we present and defend an alternative approach based on the notion of family resemblance. We argue that the family resemblance approach is superior to the consensus view in several ways, which we discuss in some detail.
Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Other indexes; SCIE, SSCI, AHCI
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Social And Political Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Cultural Studies
Depositing User: Gürol Irzık
Date Deposited: 17 Sep 2010 14:41
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 08:35
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/13792

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