Select Publications
Books
2021, History, Philosophy and Science Teaching: A Personal Story, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0558-1
,2019, Feng Shui Teaching about Science and Pseudoscience, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1
,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
,2014, Science teaching: The contribution of history and philosophy of science, 20th anniversary revised and expanded edition, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203123058
,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
,1995, Challenging New Zealand Science Education,, dunmore press, palmerston north, new zealand
,1994, Science Teaching: The Role of History and Philosophy of Science, Routledge, London
,1982, Pyrmont & Ultimo: A History, Pyrmont Ultimo History Project, Sydney
,1980, The Marxist Theory of Schooling: A Study in Epistemology and Education,, the harvester press, brighton, UK
,Book Chapters
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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2019, 'Concluding Remarks', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 293 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_14
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2019, 'Introduction', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 3 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18822-1_1
,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
,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
,2019, 'PFeng Shui: Teaching About Science and Pseudoscience', in Science: Philosophy, History and Education, pp. 1 - 327
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2015, 'Empiricism', in Encyclopedia of Science Education, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 369 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2150-0
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2011, 'TEACHING THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND WORLDVIEW COMPONENTS OF SCIENCE: Some Considerations1', in Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom, pp. 3 - 16
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