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Peer reviewedRoth, Wolff-Michael; McGinn, Michelle K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Discusses how scientific knowledge emerges from social, natural, political, cultural, historical, and economic contingencies of scientific work. Illustrates the advantages of familiarity with research in science and technology. Contains 96 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology
Peer reviewedRoth, Wolff-Michael; Lucas, Keith B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Presents a study that analyzes an extensive database consisting of the written and oral discourse of students (N=23) as they described their thoughts on ontology, epistemology, and sociology of scientific knowledge. Contains 51 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Concept Formation, Discourse Analysis
