Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution
School curricula tend to leave increasing space to epistemology in life and earth sciences, of which the evolutionary theory is a central element. In this article, we investigate how the specificities of evolutionary sciences, including both « functional » (mechanistic) and historical aspects, are t...
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| author | Fabienne Paulin Sylvain Charlat Éric Triquet |
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| description | School curricula tend to leave increasing space to epistemology in life and earth sciences, of which the evolutionary theory is a central element. In this article, we investigate how the specificities of evolutionary sciences, including both « functional » (mechanistic) and historical aspects, are taken into account in official instructions for life and earth sciences in high school. In this analysis, we assign scientific objects and approaches to either mechanistic or historical sciences, based on their distinctive features. Our results indicate that mechanistic sciences predominate in official instructions. The historical approach is virtually absent, although historical themes, that would require such an approach, are present in the curricula. We hypothesize that this paradox, resulting from an insufficiently explicit integration of historical sciences, might explain some of the repeatedly documented difficulties encountered by teachers when it comes to evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be4df9fd28894ed7852da872874a3c7d2023-10-03T13:20:46ZfraNantes UniversitéRecherches en Éducation1954-30772018-03-013210.4000/ree.2242Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolutionFabienne PaulinSylvain CharlatÉric TriquetSchool curricula tend to leave increasing space to epistemology in life and earth sciences, of which the evolutionary theory is a central element. In this article, we investigate how the specificities of evolutionary sciences, including both « functional » (mechanistic) and historical aspects, are taken into account in official instructions for life and earth sciences in high school. In this analysis, we assign scientific objects and approaches to either mechanistic or historical sciences, based on their distinctive features. Our results indicate that mechanistic sciences predominate in official instructions. The historical approach is virtually absent, although historical themes, that would require such an approach, are present in the curricula. We hypothesize that this paradox, resulting from an insufficiently explicit integration of historical sciences, might explain some of the repeatedly documented difficulties encountered by teachers when it comes to evolution.http://journals.openedition.org/ree/2242history and philosophy of sciencessocial representations (school/education/science/knowledge/etc.)curricula |
| spellingShingle | Fabienne Paulin Sylvain Charlat Éric Triquet Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution Recherches en Éducation history and philosophy of sciences social representations (school/education/science/knowledge/etc.) curricula |
| title | Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution |
| title_full | Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution |
| title_fullStr | Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution |
| title_short | Les sciences historiques : un impensé épistémologique dans l’enseignement de l’évolution |
| title_sort | les sciences historiques un impense epistemologique dans l enseignement de l evolution |
| topic | history and philosophy of sciences social representations (school/education/science/knowledge/etc.) curricula |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/ree/2242 |
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