O presente trabalho apresenta uma revisão da literatura sobre o ensino de física moderna e
contemporânea realizada através da consulta a artigos publicados nas principais revistas …

In this paper we argue that the notion of strong emergence offers a challenge to the idea,
currently dominant in schooling, that knowledge somehow relates to a pre-existing world …

Quantum physics challenges our views of the physical world and describes phenomena that
cannot be directly observed. The use of language is hence essential in the teaching of …

In his 1963 Godkin Lectures at Harvard on “The Uses of the University,” Clark Kerr, then
chancellor of the burgeoning University of California, observed that the faculty of the …

Students at upper secondary and college level in many countries are introduced to quantum
physics (QP) in a mostly mathless course. Research shows that addressing epistemological …

This paper explores the relationship between epistemology, sociology, and learning and
teaching in physics based on an examination of literature from research in science studies …

Quantum physics has been part of the Dutch upper secondary school physics exam since
2016. It is a very challenging subject because quantum objects can exhibit properties of …

This study has the key premise of teaching history and philosophy of physical sciences to
illustrate how controversies and rivalries among scientists play a key role in the progress of …

In this chapter, we will look into some of the diverse contributions that the history and
philosophy of science can make to science education. Focus is on how these meta-sciences …

Léon Rosenfeld (1904-1974) was a remarkable, many-sided physicist of exceptional
erudition. He was at the center of modern physics and was well-known as Niels Bohr's close …