An Argument for Reversing the Bases of Science Education - A Phenomenological Alternative to Cognitionism
This paper is a phenomenological critique of some of the basic notions informing much of the researchin and practice of science education (SE) today. It is suggested that the philosophical grounds of S Eare in need of three “reversals of primacy”: the ontological primacy of the perceptual lifeworld...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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University of Oslo
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education |
| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/nordina/article/view/350 |
| Summary: | This paper is a phenomenological critique of some of the basic notions informing much of the researchin and practice of science education (SE) today. It is suggested that the philosophical grounds of S Eare in need of three “reversals of primacy”: the ontological primacy of the perceptual lifeworld must replace that of abstract scientific models; the epistemological primacy of attentive practice must replace that of conceptual cognition; and the pedagogical primacy of cultivating competencies must replace that of imparting ready-made knowledge. Four arguments for a phenomenological approach to SE are presented and some consequences for the training of science teachers are discussed; some of which are already being implemented at the science teacher education of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. |
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| ISSN: | 1504-4556 1894-1257 |