Science & Education
I was the Editor-in-Chief of Science & Education for 5 years (January 2015 to December 2019). Here you can read my editorials and other interesting material from the journal.
Editorials:
- Succeeding Michael R. Matthews
- Peer review and Darwinian selection
- (The) nature(s) of science(s) and (the) scientific method(s)
- Publish or perish?
- Learn the map, or how to use it?
- The bad use of metaphors and the use of bad metaphors
- The “HPS dimension” of science education articles
- Science teaching in university science departments
- Conference issues vs. conference proceedings
- History and philosophy of science courses for science students
- The variety of HPST scholarship
- Genetics education: The normative and the empirical
- What is the impact of the impact factor?
- On the meaning of concepts in science education
- Science and uncertainty
- Empirical philosophy of science
- Science, society, and scientific literacy
- Farewell
Guest editorials:
- The Educational Potential of Teaching Science as Culture, by Peter Heering
- Teaching and Learning About the Nature of Science, by Michael Clough
- Developing Epistemic Aims and Supports for Engaging Students in Scientific Practices, by Gregory Kelly
- Teaching Nature of Scientific Knowledge to Kindergarten Through University Students, by
- Learning Progressions and Science Practices, by Ashlyn E. Pierson, Douglas B. Clark, Gregory J. Kelly
When I took over, I had some invited essays published in honor of Michael Matthews, the founding editor of the journal:
- What Makes a Life Worth Living? An Essay in Honor of Michael Matthews, by Gerald Holton
- Religion, Misallodoxy and the Teaching of Evolution: The Influence of Michael Matthews, by Michael Ruse
- Science & Education in Educational Perspectives: Recognizing the Contributions of Michael R. Matthews, by Zoubeida Dagher & Peter Heering.
In the past, I have guest edited the following thematic issues for Science & Education:
E. Peterson & K. Kampourakis (2015) Mendel, Mendelism and Education: 150 years since the “Versuche”. [Special issue] Science & Education, Issue 1-2.
K. Kampourakis, T. Reydon, & G. Patrinos (Eds) (2014) Genetics and Society: Educating Scientifically Literate Citizens. [Special issue] Science & Education, Issue 2
K. Kampourakis (Ed) (2013) Philosophical Considerations in the Teaching of Biology: Part Two: Evolution, Genetics and Development. [Special issue] Science & Education, Issue 2.
K. Kampourakis (Ed) (2013) Philosophical Considerations in the Teaching of Biology. Part One: Philosophy of Biology and Biological Explanation. [Special issue] Science & Education, Issue 1.
D.W. Rudge & K. Kampourakis (Eds) (2010) Darwin and Darwinism: Part Two: Pedagogical Studies. [Special issue] Science & Education, Issues 6-8.
D.W. Rudge & K. Kampourakis (Eds) (2010) Darwin and Darwinism: Part One. Historical, Philosophical and Cultural Studies. [Special issue] Science & Education, Issues 4-5.