Autor/-in: Michael R. Matthews

Michael R. Matthews is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales. He has degrees in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Education and History and Philosophy of Science. He has authored six books, edited nine anthologies, contributed forty book chapters, and published fifty journal articles in philosophy of education, history and philosophy of science, and science education. Different of his books have been translated into Greek, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish and Korean. He was Foundation Editor of the Springer journal Science & Education: Contributions from the History and Philosophy of Science. He was awarded the Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize of the History of Science Society (USA) in recognition of his contributions to the teaching of history of science. He has served as President of the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group, and President of the Inter-DivisionalTeaching Commission of the International Union for History and Philosophy of Science. He served two terms as an alderman on the Council of the City of Sydney.