Philosophy of STEM Education: A Critical Investigation
Winner of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics' Choice Book Award for 2016
Philosophy of STEM Education uses philosophical methods to investigate STEM education's purpose and assumptions. It details the why (axiology), the how (epi
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137535467.0001
The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education The Palgrave Pivot series on the Cultural and Social Foundations of Education seeks to understand educational practices around the world through the interpretive lenses provided by the disciplines of philosophy, history, sociology, politics, and cultural studies. This series focuses on the following major themes: democracy and social justice, ethics, sustainability education, technology, and the imagination. It publishes the best current thinking on those topics, as well as reconsideration of historical figures and major thinkers in education. Series Editor: A. G. Rud is Distinguished Professor in the College of Education of Washington State University, USA
Titles include: Ted Newell FIVE PARADIGMS FOR EDUCATION Foundational Views and Key Issues Craig A. Cunningham SYSTEMS THEORY FOR PRAGMATIC SCHOOLING Toward Principles of Democratic Education Aaron Stoller KNOWING AND LEARNING AS CREATIVE ACTION A Reexamination of the Epistemological Foundations of Education Sue Ellen Henry CHILDREN’S BODIES IN SCHOOLS Corporeal Performances of Social Class
DOI: 10.1057/9781137535467.0001
Philosophy of STEM Education: A Critical Investigation Nataly Z. Chesky Assistant Professor, State University of New York, New Paltz, USA and
Mark R. Wolfmeyer Assistant Professor, Kutztown University, USA
DOI: 10.1057/9781137535467.0001
PHILOSOPHY OF STEM EDUCATION Copyright © Nataly Z. Chesky and Mark R. Wolfmeyer, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-53545-0 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–53546–7 PDF ISBN: 978-1-349-56877-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. First edition: 2015 www.palgrave.com/pivot doi: 10.1057/9781137535467
To the students we currently teach and to all future teachers of mathematics and science.
DOI: 10.1057/9781137535467.0001
Contents List of Illustrations
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Series Editor’s Preface
viii
Preface
x
Acknowledgments
xiv
1 Introduction to STEM Education 2 STEM’s What, Why, and How? Ontology, Axiology, and Epistemology
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3 Critical Inquiry into STEM Education
44
4 Critical Opportunities in STEM Education
75
5 Concluding Thoughts
90
References
95
Index
vi
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