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Title

Perspectives of History and Philosophy on Teaching Astronomy

Abstract

The didactics of astronomy is a relatively young field with respect to that of other sciences. Historical issues have most often been part of the teaching of astronomy, although that often does not stem from a specific didactics. The teaching of astronomy is often subsumed under that of physics. One can easily consider that, from an educational standpoint, astronomy requires the same mathematical or physical strategies. This approach may be adequate in many cases but cannot stand as a general principle for the teaching of astronomy. This chapter offers in a first part a brief overview of the status of astronomy education research and of the role of the history and philosophy of science (HPS) in astronomy education. In a second part, it attempts to illustrate possible ways to structure the teaching of astronomy around its historical development so as to pursue a quality education and contextualized learning.

Date

01/01/2014

Citation

Tignanelli, H., & Benétreau-Dupin, Y. (2014). Perspectives of History and Philosophy on Teaching Astronomy. In M. R. Matthews (Ed.), International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching (pp. 603–640). Springer Netherlands. https:

Type of Publication

Conference Item

Author(s)

Tignanelli, Horacio | Benétreau-Dupin, Yann

Editor(s)

Matthews, M. R.

Content

Miscellaneous Astronomy Content

Construct

Academic Social/Discourse | Nature of Science

Methodology

Blank

Target Group

Blank

Institution(s)

National Ministry of Education | Western University | Rotman Institute of Philosophy

Book Title

International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching

Peer-Reviewed Status

no

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Volume

6

ISBN

978-94-007-7654-8

Conference Proceeding Type

Paper

Resource Type

Historical | Literature Review

Nation(s) of Study

Argentina | Canada

Language

English

URL

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-7654-8_19

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