IHPST November Newsletter



The November issue of the IHPST Newsletter is now available on the web at:

http://ihpst.net/newsletters/ 

Its Contents are listed below.

Item #5 contains updated details of the 12th IHPST International Conference being held in Pittsburgh June 19-23, 3013.  Conference submissions need to be made by March 15.

Regards,


Michael Matthews


CONTENTS

Editorial: The Improvement of Academic Writing
1.         Science & Education Journal, last number for 2012
Volume 21 Number 10
‘Mario Bunge: An Evaluation of His Systematic Philosophy’
Science & Education Journal, first number for 2013
Volume 22 Number 1
‘Philosophical Considerations in the Teaching of Biology: Pt.I’
2.         Science & Education Journal, Report
(a) Rationale and Purpose of the Journal
(b) Journal on the Web        
(c) Manuscript Submissions
(d) Copyediting Assistance Required
(e) Article Downloads
(f) Thematic Issues
(g) Journal Reviewing
3.         Journal Special Issue: History and Philosophy of Mathematics in Mathematics Education
4.         Journal Special Issue: Mendel, Mendelism and Education: 150 years since the “Versuche”
5.         Twelfth International IHPST Conference, Pittsburgh, June 19-23, 2013
6.         Boston University Conference: How Can the History and Philosophy of Science Contribute to U.S. Science Teaching? 7-8 December, 2012
7.         Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) Fourth Biennial Conference, 26-29 June 2013, University of Toronto, Canada
8.         4th Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association,
Helsinki, 28-31 August 2013
9.         East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE 2013), Hong Kong, 4-6 July, 2013
10.       Conference Reports:
            (a) First IHPST Asian Regional Conference, October 2012
            (b) Second IHPST Latin American Regional Conference, October 2012
            (c) Second HP&ST Nordic Regional Meeting, October 2012
            (d) 9th International Conference for the History of Science in Science Education, Flensburg.  July, 2012
11.       Book Reviews

(i) Hasok Chang (2012):  Is Water H2O? Evidence, Pluralism and Realism, Springer,
[ALAN CHALMERS]
(ii) Sandra Harding (ed.) (2011): The Postcolonial Science and Technology Reader, Duke University Press
[ANNA MOHR]
(iii) Alvin Plantinga (2011), Where the Conflict Really Lies. Science, Religion and Naturalism Oxford University Press
[MAARTEN BOUDRY]

12.       Miscommunication Corner
13.       Coming Conferences
14.       IHPST Council (2011-13)
15.       IHPST Email List
16.       Newsletter Items
 

A/Professor Michael R. Matthews
School of Education
University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052
Australia
m.matthews@unsw.edu.au

Editor Science & Education
http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/science+education/journal/11191

President, Inter-Divisional Teaching Commission of DHST/DLMPS of IUHPS
www.idtc-iuhps.org