By Associate Professor Michael Robert Matthews

Books

Matthews MR, 2021, History, Philosophy and Science Teaching: A Personal Story, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0558-1

Matthews MR, 2019, Feng Shui Teaching about Science and Pseudoscience, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1

Matthews MR, 2015, Science Teaching: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science, Routledge, New York, http://www.amazon.com/Science-Teaching-Contribution-Philosophy-Anniversary/dp/0415519349

Matthews MR, 2014, Science teaching: The contribution of history and philosophy of science, 20th anniversary revised and expanded edition, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203123058

Matthews MR, 2000, Time for Science Education: How Teaching the History and Philosophy of Pendulum Motion Can Contribute to Science Literacy, kluwer academic publishers, new york, USA

Matthews MR, 1995, Challenging New Zealand Science Education,, dunmore press, palmerston north, new zealand

Matthews M, 1994, Science Teaching: The Role of History and Philosophy of Science, Routledge, London

Matthews M, 1982, Pyrmont & Ultimo: A History, Pyrmont Ultimo History Project, Sydney

Matthews MR, 1980, The Marxist Theory of Schooling: A Study in Epistemology and Education,, the harvester press, brighton, UK

Book Chapters

Matthews M, 2022, 'Philosophy in Science Teacher Education', in Marvan TEA (ed.), Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science: Proceedings of the 16th International Congress, College Publications, pp. 69 - 84

Matthews MR, 2020, 'Philosophical problems with constructivism: Some considerations for student-centered learning and teaching', in The Routledge International Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, pp. 47 - 64

Matthews M, 2020, '‘Using the Pendulum to Teach Aspects of the History and Nature of Science’', in Nature of Science in Science Instruction: Rationales and Strategies, pp. 577 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57239-6_31

Matthews M, 2020, '‘Using the Pendulum to Teach Aspects of the History and Nature of Science’.', in McComas WF (ed.), Nature of Science in Science Instruction: Rationales and Strategies,, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 577 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57239-6_31

Matthews M, 2020, 'The Contribution of Philosophy to Science Teacher Education', in Colgan AD; Maxwell B (ed.), The Importance of Philosophical Thinking in Teacher Education, routledge, new york, pp. 121 - 142

Matthews M, 2019, 'Mach’s Educational Theory and Practice', in Ernst Mach – Life, Work, Influence, Springer, Cham, pp. 553 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04378-0

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Concluding Remarks', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 293 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_14

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Ernst Johann Eitel: A Nineteenth-Century Appraisal of Feng Shui', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 133 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_7

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Feng Shui and Chi', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 43 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_3

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Feng Shui and Traditional Chinese Medicine', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 91 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_5

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Feng Shui as Pseudoscience', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 269 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_13

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Feng Shui Practice', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 65 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_4

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Feng Shui, Science, and Politics in Contemporary China', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 177 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_9

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Introduction', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 3 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_1

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Joseph Needham on Feng Shui and Traditional Chinese Science', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 195 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_10

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Matteo Ricci: A Sixteenth-Century Appraisal of Feng Shui', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 115 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_6

Matthews MR, 2019, 'PFeng Shui: Teaching About Science and Pseudoscience', in , pp. 1 - 327

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Science, Westernization, and Feng Shui in Early Twentieth-Century China', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 157 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_8

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Scientific Testing of Chi (Qi) Claims', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 249 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_12

Matthews MR, 2019, 'The Cultural Contribution of Science Education', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 13 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_2

Matthews MR, 2019, 'The Science and Teaching of Energy', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 215 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_11

Matthews M, 2019, 'An Introduction to the Life, Achievements and Festschrift of Mario Bunge', in Mario Bunge: A Centenary Festschrift, springer, dordrecht, pp. 1 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16673-1

Matthews MR, 2019, 'Mach’s Educational Theory and Practice', in Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook, Springer International Publishing, pp. 553 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04378-0_39

Matthews M, 2019, 'Mario Bunge and the Enlightenment Tradition in Education', in Matthews MR (ed.), Mario Bunge A Centenary Festschrift, Springer, dordrecht, pp. 645 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16673-1_36

Matthews MR, 2018, 'Feng Shui: Educational Responsibilities and Opportunities', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 3 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62616-1_1

Matthews MR, 2018, 'Feng Shui: Educational Responsibilities and Opportunities', in matthews MR (ed.), History, Philosophy and Science Teaching: New Perspectives., Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 3 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62616-1

Matthews MR, 2017, 'Feng Shui: An Overlooked Topic for Critical Rationalists', in Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, pp. 53 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57669-5_6

Matthews MR, 2017, 'Mach and Science Teaching', in Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory, Springer Singapore, pp. 1321 - 1325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_543

Matthews MR, 2016, 'Mach and Science Teaching', in Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory, Springer Singapore, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_543-1

Matthews MR, 2015, 'Empiricism', in Encyclopedia of Science Education, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 369 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2150-0

Matthews MR, 2015, 'History of Science in the Curriculum', in Encyclopedia of Science Education, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 459 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2150-0

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Pendulum Motion: A Case Study in How History and Philosophy can Contribute to Science Education', in International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 19 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7654-8_2

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Positivism', in Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy, SAGE, Los Angeles, USA, pp. 639 - 641, http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book238016?bookType=%22Reference%20Books%22&subject=C00&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Radical Constructivism: Ernst von Glasersfeld', in Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy, SAGE, Los Angeles, pp. 690 - 693, http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book238016?bookType=%22Reference%20Books%22&subject=C00&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Science, Worldviews and Education', in Matthews MR (ed.), International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, pp. 1585 - 1636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7654-8

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Introduction: History, purpose and content of the handbook', in Matthews MR (ed.), International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, Springer, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7654-8

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Introduction: The History, Purpose and Content of the Springer International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching', in International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, Springer Nature, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7654-8_1

Matthews MR, 2014, 'Science, Worldviews and Education', in International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, Springer Nature, pp. 1585 - 1635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7654-8_50

Matthews MR, 2013, 'Empiricism', in Encyclopedia of Science Education, Springer Netherlands, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6165-0_244-1

Matthews MR, 2013, 'History of Science in the Curriculum', in Encyclopedia of Science Education, Springer Netherlands, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6165-0_162-1

Matthews MR, 2012, 'Changing the focus: From nature of science (NOS) to features of science (FOS)', in Advances in Nature of Science Research: Concepts and Methodologies, pp. 3 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2457-0_1

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