By Associate Professor Michael Robert Matthews

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

Matthews MR, 2011, 'TEACHING THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND WORLDVIEW COMPONENTS OF SCIENCE: Some Considerations¹', in Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom, pp. 3 - 16

Matthews MR, 2011, 'Teaching the Philosophical and Worldview Components of Science', in Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom, SensePublishers, pp. 3 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-349-5_1

Matthews M, 2010, 'Teaching the Worldview Dimension of Science', in Kokkatos P (ed.), Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, pp. 1 - 17

Matthews MR, 2009, 'Teaching the philosophical and worldview components of science', in Science, Worldviews and Education, pp. 49 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2779-5_3

Matthews MR, 2009, 'Science, Worldviews and Education Preface', in Matthews MR (ed.), SCIENCE, WORLDVIEWS AND EDUCATION, SPRINGER, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000272514100001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Matthews MR, 2009, 'Science and Worldviews in the Classroom: Joseph Priestley and Photosynthesis', in Science, Worldviews and Education, Springer Netherlands, pp. 271 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2779-5_14

Matthews M, 2006, 'The Impact of Idealist and Relativist Philosophies of Science on Contemporary Science Education', in Ramadas J; Chunawala S (ed.), Research Trends in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, pp. 197 - 234

Matthews M, 2005, 'El Constructivisma y la Enseñanza de las Ciencias', in Martínez SF; Guillaumin G (ed.), Historia, Filosfía y Enseñanza de la Ciencia, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, Coyoacán, Mexico, pp. 419 - 460

Matthews MR, 2005, 'Idealisation and Galileo`s Pendulum Discoveries: Historical, Philosophical and Pedagogical Considerations', in Matthews MR; Gauld CF; Stinner A (ed.), The Pendulum: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical and Educational Perspectives, Springer Publishing Company, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 209 - 235

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