ISSHPSE 2015

 Welcome to ISSHPSE–2015 Official Webiste

1st International Summer School for Sciences, History and Philosophy of Sciences, Technology & Science Education

 New Educational and Fundamental Insights for Sciences and History-Epistemology-Philosophy of Sciences, & Science Education

   June 22nd-26th, 2015 | MESHS, Lille, France

And

Roundtable & Open Debate

 Exploring Changes in How the Histories and Philosophies of Sciences Have Been Written: Interpreting the Dynamics of Change in these Sciences and Interrelations Amongst Them—Past Problems, Future Cures?

 June 26th | MESHS, Lille, France

Both Hosted by

 Inter-Divisional Teaching Commission (IDTC)

and

Maison Européenne des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société (MESHS) in Lille, France

Interdisciplinary Approach

• Architecture, Art/Museum, Astronomy, Chemistry, Engineering, History and Historical Epistemology of Sciences, Instruments, Logic, Mathematics, Medicine, Philosophy, Education ... read more

Delighted to have Emeriti Professors Joseph Agassi (Israel), Jean Dhombres (France), Helge Kragh (Denmark), Nichoals Maxwell (UK) and Patricia Radelet de Grave (Belgium) as Lecturers and Keynote Speakers!

• And Shahid Rahman (France) ... discover Other Summer School Lecturers, Participants & Roundtable Event [...in progress]
  

Patronage & Collaborations

Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science

Union des Professeurs de Physique et de Chimie

• The aim of ISSHPSE is ...

SUMMER SCHOOL - GENERAL AIM

This first International Summer School mainly aims to improve scientific, historical and philosophical techniques of investigations within science teaching in order to make education and foundations of science more interesting, from a theoretical and experimental standpoint. Furthermore, it is well-known that science is an important component of EU cultural heritage and provides the most important explanations for the material world. Recently fewer young people seem to be interested in science and technical subjects. Does the problem lie in wider socio cultural changes such as the ways in which young people in the EU countries now live and wish to shape their lives? Alternatively, is it due to failings within science education itself?

Generally speaking current school science curricula has been developed to prepare students for university and college scientific degrees. Such education does not meet the needs of the large majority of students who will not pursue tertiary studies in science or even science related fields. These students require knowledge of the main ideas and methodologies of science.  What about of cultural process? It seems that the didactics applied to scientific disciplines across Europe have failed to solve the crisis between scientific education and EU social economic development: new teaching methods, changed and new curricula as well as educational goals.

Finally, how can the history and philosophy of sciences assist in solving the crisis in science with regards to education and foundations in Europe? How can a new approach to science education produce reliable knowledge?