Dear Colleagues,

The March IHPST newsletter is now available on the web at:


Item #3 contains up-dated information about the 2013 International IHPST conference which will be held at University of Pittsburgh, June 19-23. 
Importantly paper submissions need be made by March 1st.
The item also contains information about a limited number of support scholarships available for conference participation.

CONTENTS

1.            Science & Education Journal, Volume 22 Number 3

ERIC J. BLOWN & TOM G.K. BRYCE / Thought-Experiments about Gravity in the History of Science and in Research into Children's Thinking  
SUSANNE HEINICKE & PETER HEERING / Discovering Randomness, Recovering Expertise: The different approaches to the quality in measurement of Coulomb and Gauss and Today's Students     
MAIJA NOUSIAINEN / Coherence of Pre-Service Physics Teachers' Views of the Relatedness of Physics Concepts             
JIM B. CLARAGE / The Pythagorean Roots of Introductory Physics
LIBORIO DIBATTISTA & FRANCESCA CARMEN MORGESE / Introducing history (and philosophy) of science in the classroom. A field research experience in Italy     
RALPH M. BARNES & REBBECCA A. CHURCH / Creationists, but not Proponents of Evolution think that the Origins Debate is all about Proof     
MIKE U. SMITH / The Role of Authority in Science and Religion with Implications for Science Teaching and Learning
UFFE THOMAS JANKVIST / History, Applications, and Philosophy in Mathematics Education: HAPh - A Use of Primary Original Sources  
PETER C. KJAERGAARD, CASPER ANDERSEN, JAKOB BEK-THOMSEN, MATHIAS CLASEN & STINE SLOT GRUMSEN / Evolution 2.0 The unexpected learning experience of making a digital archive    
ANNIKA M. SVEDHOLM  & MARJAANA LINDEMAN / A Healing, Agentic Substance: Energy Misconceptions, Trust in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Cognitive Styles in Grade 10-12 Students                     
ROGER BOYLE / Whom Shall We put on the Postage Stamps?

2.            Science & Education Journal, Report
(a) Rationale and Purpose of the Journal
(b) Journal on the Web
(c) Manuscript Submissions
(d) Copyediting Assistance Required for Manuscripts from Non-Anglo Authors
(e) Article Downloads
(f) Thematic Issues
(g) Journal Reviewing
3.            Twelfth International IHPST Conference, Pittsburgh, June 19-23, 2013
4.            Pittsburgh Conference Student Scholarships, Interdivisional Teaching Commission (IDTC) of the International Union for History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS)
5.            East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE 2013) in Hong Kong, China, 4-6 July, 2013.
6.            First European Autumn School on History of Science and Education: Sources and Resources for Educational Purposes in the Era of Internet, Barcelona, 14 – 16 November  2013
7.            International Conference on The Special Role of Science in Liberal Democracy, November 21-22, 2013, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
8.            History of Science Society (HSS) 2013 Annual Meeting Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Isis: Boston, 2124 November 2013
9.         The Isaac Newton Guidebook and Play
10.         Book Reviews

(i) Paul Thagard (2012), The Cognitive Science of Science: Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change.  The MIT Press,
[KARL S. ROSENGREN]

(ii) Marcia C. Linn and Bat-Sheva Eylon (2011), Science Learning and Instruction: Taking Advantage of Technology to Promote Knowledge Integration. Routledge
[MANSOOR NIAZ]

(iii) Tim Sprod (2011), Discussions in Science: Promoting Conceptual Understanding in the Middle School Years, ACER Press
[MICHAEL R. MATTHEWS]

(iv) Aldo Poiani (ed.) (2012), Pragmatic Evolution: Applications of Evolutionary Theory.  Cambridge University Press
[ALESSANDRO MINELLI]

11.         Coming Conferences
12.         IHPST Council (2011-13)
13.         Newsletter Items
14.         IHPST Email List





A/Professor Michael R. Matthews
School of Education
University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052
Australia

Editor Science & Education
President, Inter-Divisional Teaching Commission of DHST/DLMPS of IUHPS