Evolving Nature of Objectivity in the History of Science and its Implications for Science Education

• Main Author: Niaz, Mansoor (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education, 46
• Subjects: Science education.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Science Education.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.

This book explores the evolving nature of objectivity in the history of science and its implications for science education. It is generally considered that objectivity, certainty, truth, universality, the scientific method and the accumulation of experimental data characterize both science and scien...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction: Understanding Objectivity within a Historical Perspective
• 2 Objectivity in the Making
• 3 Understanding Objectivity in Research Reported in the Journal Science & Education
• 4 Understanding Objectivity in Research Reported in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching
• 5 Understanding Objectivity in Research Reported in Reference Works
• 6 Science at a Crossroads: Transgression versus Objectivity
• 7 Conclusion: Understanding the Elusive Nature of Objectivity
• Appendices
• References
• Index.