A Conversation with
Michael R. Matthews:
The Contribution of History and
Philosophy of Science to Science
Teaching and Research

Yalçın Yalaki; Gültekin Çakmakcı

doi:10.12973/ejmste/75250

A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research

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Yalçın Yalaki ¹, Gültekin Çakmakcı ¹ ^*

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¹ Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

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The following conversation with Michael R. Matthews took place in May and June of 2010 via e-mail after his visit to Istanbul and Ankara for giving seminars on “The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research” at Bogazici University and Hacettepe University. Our conversation included topics such as Michael’s educational background, science teacher education in relation to history and philosophy of science, worldviews, nature of science, constructivism, possible future directions for research, and advices for junior scholars and doctoral students. We believe that Michael’s generous answers to our questions will be of interest to all science education researchers around the world.

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history and philosophy of science
worldviews
nature of science
features of science
constructivism
science teacher education

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Yalaki, Y., & Çakmakcı, G. (2010). A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), 287-309. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75250

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Yalaki Y, Çakmakcı G. A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2010;6(4):287-309. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75250

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Yalaki Y, Çakmakcı G. A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2010;6(4), 287-309. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75250

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Yalaki, Y., and Çakmakcı, G. (2010). A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), pp. 287-309. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75250

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Yalaki, Yalçın et al. "A Conversation with Michael R. Matthews: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science to Science Teaching and Research". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 6, no. 4, 2010, pp. 287-309. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75250