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A Graduate Programme in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching in Brazil

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This paper discusses a Master's degree in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching recently created in Brazil. The paper will report alocal experience but its analysis raises questions of general interest, in particular to less developed countries. This interest concerns firstly the challenges of doing research and educating people in science teaching, and developing a scientific culture, and secondly the institutional obstacles that face new and/or interdisciplinary research groups. We anticipate the conclusion that in Brazilian conditions of today projects from emergent andinterdisciplinary groups can be damaged by political, cultural and institutionalobstacles.

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  1. Instituto de Física, UFBa, Salvador, BA, 40210-340, Brazil;

    Olival Freire Jr.

  2. Dept. de Filosofia, UEFS, Feira de Santana, BA, 41031-460, Brazil; E-mail

    Robinson M. Tenório

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Freire, O., Tenório, R.M. A Graduate Programme in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching in Brazil. Science & Education 10, 601–608 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017546607552

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