On the Tacit Aspects of Science Pedagogy in Higher Education

In this article, we examine the concept of tacit knowledge and its implications for science education. We suggest that the history of scientific ideas and the personal nature of learning imply that higher education in scientific fields, wherein the generation of new knowledge, insights and understan...

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Autor principal: Sitaraman, Ramakrishnan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515702
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00656
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description In this article, we examine the concept of tacit knowledge and its implications for science education. We suggest that the history of scientific ideas and the personal nature of learning imply that higher education in scientific fields, wherein the generation of new knowledge, insights and understanding is paramount, would greatly benefit by acknowledging the irreducible role of the non-formal and the incidental in scientific innovation and advances.
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spelling pubmed-54135442017-05-17 On the Tacit Aspects of Science Pedagogy in Higher Education Sitaraman, Ramakrishnan Front Psychol Psychology In this article, we examine the concept of tacit knowledge and its implications for science education. We suggest that the history of scientific ideas and the personal nature of learning imply that higher education in scientific fields, wherein the generation of new knowledge, insights and understanding is paramount, would greatly benefit by acknowledging the irreducible role of the non-formal and the incidental in scientific innovation and advances. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5413544/ /pubmed/28515702 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00656 Text en Copyright © 2017 Sitaraman. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515702
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