The application of science to technology |
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| Authors: | DR Paul Gardner |
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| Institution: | (1) Monash University, 3168 Clayton |
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| Abstract: | The notion that technology is the application of science to the making of artefacts is a widely-held, persistent and influential
view. Considerable scholarly work has been done during the past quarter century to refute it on the grounds that it is historically
and ontologically inaccurate. It is a view which fails to recognise the contribution of non-scientific factors to technological
development,which neglects the reverse contribution of technology to science, and which offers a superficial account of the
process of application. This paper focusses on this last point, and argues that in those cases where science is applied to
technology, the application process is usually exceedingly complex. The process involves the selection of appropriate knowledge,
the adoption of differing criteria and the translation and re-shaping of knowledge to make it amenable to the technologist.
The issue has important implications for the school curriculum.
Specializations: science/technology education, technology teacher education, educational evaluation. |
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