Shows how transgression of objectivity helps to understand how scientific progress is at a crossroads Accounts how the science education community conceptualizes objectivity

Explores how objectivity as a universal value may be challenged while studying controversies in science

Inhalt
1 Introduction: Understanding Objectivity within a Historical Perspective.- 2 Objectivity in the Making.- 3 Understanding Objectivity in Research Reported in the Journal Science & Education.- 4 Understanding Objectivity in Research Reported in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.- 5 Understanding Objectivity in Research Reported in Reference Works.- 6 Science at a Crossroads: Transgression versus Objectivity.- 7 Conclusion: Understanding the Elusive Nature of Objectivity.- Appendices.- References.- Index.