1st Edition
Virtues as Integral to Science Education Understanding the Intellectual, Moral, and Civic Value of Science and Scientific Inquiry
Contents
List of Images and Figures
List of Tables
About the Contributors
Foreword
Max L. Longhurst
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Science Education and the Virtues
Wayne Melville and Donald Kerr
Chapter 2: The Links Between the Virtues, Science, and Science Education
Mark A. Bloom
Chapter 3: The Good, the Bad and the Study
David P. Burns, Anya Goldin, Allison Gonzalez Biagi and Natasha Lopes
Chapter 4: Vocation, Science, and the Good Life
Emanuele Ratti and Nathaniel A. Warne
Chapter 5: The Rise Of Neoliberalism and the Changing Emphasis On What Is Valued In Science Education
Lyn Carter
Chapter 6: Countering Scientism And Skepticism in Teaching the Nature Of Science Through Its Virtues
Matt Ferkany and Catherine Kendig
Chapter 7. Teachers, Virtues and Professional Practice
Ian C. Binns
Chapter 8: Informal Science Learning Environments and Contextualized Innovation Spaces (Jugaad): Exploring Phronesis and a Virtue-based Theory Of Knowledge
Geeta Verma
Chapter 9: The Virtue Of Citizenship: The Deficit Of Democratic Politics In Science Education
Claes Malmberg and Anders Urbas
Chapter 10: Science Teaching as a Moral Endeavor: Making Sense from Critical Sociocultural and Heritage Perspectives
Bhaskar Upadhyay
Biography
Wayne Melville, Ph.D., is Professor of Science Education and Dean of the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, Canada.
Donald Kerr, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, and Chair of the Department of Undergraduate Studies in Education.
