Innovating Science Teacher Education : A History and Philosophy of Science Perspective (Paperback)

1. Introduction  2. The Role of Presuppositions, Contradictions, Controversies, and Speculations versus Kuhn’s Normal Science  3. A Rationale for Mixed Methods (Integrative) Research Programs in Education  4. Exploring Alternative Approaches to Methodology in Educational Research  5. Can Findings of Qualitative Research in Education be Generalized?  6. Qualitative Methodology and its Pitfalls in Educational Research  7. Did Columbus Hypothesize or Predict? Facilitating Teachers’ Understanding of Hypotheses and Predictions  8. Facilitating Teachers’ Understanding of Alternative Interpretations of Conceptual Change  9. Progressive Transitions in Teachers’ Understanding of Nature of Science Based on Historical Controversies  10. What ‘ideas-about-science’ Should be Taught in School Science?  11. Whither Constructivism? Understanding Tentative Nature of Scientific Knowledge  12. Conclusion: Methodologists Need to Catch Up with Practicing Researchers