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Myths About the Physical Sciences and Their Implications for Teaching Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2004

Kim Quaile Hill
Kim Quaile Hill
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Texas A&M University
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This paper describes misconceptions about the physical sciences that are widely held by college students and that pose notable hurdles for appreciating the social sciences as legitimate scientific enterprises. My purpose here is pedagogical, too. In particular, I respond to the persuasive, specific argument in prior scholarship that students must overcome various negative or unconstructive stereotypes about the physical sciences to achieve scientific literacy.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , July 2004 , pp. 467 - 471
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© 2004 by the American Political Science Association

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