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Michael Robert Matthews
Michael R. Matthews

Michael Robert Matthews (born 1948) is an honorary associate professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales. He has researched and published in philosophy of education, history and philosophy of science (HPS), and science education. For nearly fifty years he has taught, researched and published on the utilisation of HPS in illuminating theoretical, curricular and pedagogical problems in science education.

His first degree was in geology, his subsequent degrees have been in psychology, philosophy, history and philosophy of education, and philosophy of education. He has taught science in high school, philosophy of education at Sydney Teachers College, he was foundation professor of science education at the University of Auckland and he retired as an associate professor at UNSW in 2008, becoming then an honorary associate professor.[1]

Early Life, Education and Career

Matthews was born 19 May 1948 in Sydney, Australia. His mother’s father, Patrick Fitzpatrick, left Ireland in 1851 as a 15-year-old escapee from the Great Irish Famine and worked as a stonemason in New Zealand. In 1861 he joined thousands at the newly discovered Victorian gold fields; he found enough gold to, in 1875, buy a 600-hectare property on the Talbragar River near Dubbo in central New South Wales. Matthews’ homelife and upbringing was devoutly Irish-Catholic. His schooling was at a small Christian Brothers local school, then their larger Waverley College.

He won a Teachers Scholarship to study science at the University of Sydney (1965-67) from where he graduated BSc. On the same scholarship he completed teacher training at Sydney Teachers College where he graduated with a DipEd in 1968. During his science degree he completed two years of philosophy this was the beginning of his career-long engagement with philosophy.

Whilst science teaching, he returned to University of Sydney as an evening student and completed a double honours BA degree in psychology (second class honours, division one) and philosophy (first class honours), and an MEd degree in philosophy of education. In 1972 he was appointed a lecturer in education at Teachers College, and in 1975 was appointed a lecturer in philosophy of education at the University of New South Wales. Whilst on staff at UNSW he was awarded a PhD degree (1980) with a thesis critical of Paul Hirst’s epistemology. A version of the thesis was published as a book.[2]. He also completed an honours MA degree (1985) from Sydney University in history and philosophy of science with a thesis on Galilean physics.

In 1980 he became the first independent alderman elected to Sydney City Council since the First War. He served two terms whilst continuing to teach at UNSW. During his tenure he served as Chair of the House Committee and wrote the local history book[3]

From 1992-93 he was foundation professor of science education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

He has had productive visiting appointments and sabbatical leaves at a number of universities: Boston University, Pavia University, University of Helsinki, Florida State University and Zhejiang Normal University. He has given invited lectures in philosophy, physics, and education departments at over forty international universities.

Authored Books

Matthews, M.R.: 1980, The Marxist Theory of Schooling: A Study in Epistemology and Education, Brighton, Harvester Press. ISBN: 0-85527-443-3 [4]

Matthews, M.R.: 1982, Pyrmont & Ultimo: A History, Sydney, Southwood Press.[5]

Matthews, M.R.: 1994, Science Teaching: The Role of History and Philosophy of Science, Routledge, New York. ISBN: 0-415-90282-7 [6]

______________(2007), Greek translation, Epicentre Press, Thessaloniki. ISBN: 978-960-458-140-5 [7]

______________(2013), Korean translation, Ichi Science Publishers, Seoul. ISBN: 978-89-5526-686-3 [8]

Matthews, M.R.: 1995, Challenging New Zealand Science Education, Dunmore Press, Palmsterston North. ISBN: 0-86469-237-4 [9]

Matthews, M.R.: 2000, Time for Science Education: How Teaching the History and Philosophy of Pendulum Motion Can Contribute to Science Literacy, Plenum Press, New York[10]

______________(2008), Greek Translation, Epicentre Press, Thessaloniki

Matthews, M.R.: 2015, Science Teaching: The Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science, Routledge, New York. ISBN: 978-0-415-51933-5 [11]

______________ (2017) Chinese translation, Foreign Languages, Technical and Research Press, Beijing. ISBN: 7513585725[12]

______________(2017) Turkish translation, Boğaziçi University Press, Istanbul. ISBN: 978-605-4787-87-6

______________(2017) Spanish translation, Fondo de Cultura Económica, Ciudad de México, Mexico.ISBN: 978-607-16-5039-9[13]

Matthews, M.R.: 2019, Feng Shui: Teaching About Science and Pseudoscience, Springer Dordrecht. ISBN: 978-3-030-18821-4 [14]

Matthews, M.R.: 2021, History, Philosophy and Science Teaching: A Personal Story, Springer, Dordrecht.

Edited Books

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 1989, The Scientific Background to Modern Philosophy, Indianapolis, Hackett Publishing Company.ISBN: 0-87220-075-2 [15]

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 1991, History, Philosophy and Science Teaching: Selected Readings, Teachers' College Press, New York. ISBN: 0-7744-0353-5 [16]

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 1998, Constructivism in Science Education: A Philosophical Examination, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. ISBN: 0-7923-5033-2 [17]

Matthews, M.R., Bevilacqua, F. & Giannetto, E. (eds.): 2001, Science Education and Culture: The Role of History and Philosophy of Science, Kluwer, Dordrecht.[18]

_______(2008), Greek Translation, Epicentre Press, Thessaloniki. ISBN: 960-8183-20-0

Matthews, M.R., Gauld, C.F. & Stinner, A. (eds.): 2005, The Pendulum: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical and Educational Perspectives, Springer, Dordrecht.[19]

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 2009, Science, Worldviews and Education, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN: 978-90-481-2778-8 [20]

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 2014, International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching (three volumes), Springer, Dordrectht. ISBN: 978-94-007-7653-1 [21]

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 2018, History, Philosophy and Science Teaching: New Perspectives, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN: 978-3-319-62614-7 [22]

Matthews, M.R. (ed.): 2019, Mario Bunge: A Centenary Festschrift, Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN: 978-3-030-16672-4 [23]

Other Publications

Matthews has authored over 50 book and handbook chapters, and encyclopedia entries. And 60 journal articles in science education, philosophy of education, and history and philosophy of science.

Journal Editorship

Matthews was Foundation Editor of the Springer journal Science & Education: Contributions of History and Philosophy of Science (1992-2014), this being the first journal devoted to research in the field of HPS and science teaching.[24]

Awards and Prizes

In 2007 Matthews became president of the Teaching Commission of the Division of History of Science and Technology (DHST) of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). In 2011 the Division of the Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (DLMPS) of the IUHPS joined with the DHST to create a joint Teaching Commission, of which Matthews was the founding president.

In 2010 he was awarded the ‘Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize for Excellence in Education’ by US History of Science Society[25]. The prize citation reads:

'More than any other single individual, Michael Matthews deserves credit for instilling the History (and Philosophy) of Science in Science Education.'

In 2015 the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group initiated a ‘Distinguished Achievement Award’ Matthews was honoured to be its first recipient.[26]

In 2019 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) for contributions to international HPS&ST research[27].

Personal Life

In 1982 he married Margaret McHarg, a school counsellor and social worker. In 1983 their daughter Clare Alice, now a science teacher, was born. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last, but post-marriage life and parenting has been happy and successful. In 1988 he married Julie House, a former teacher, manager of the Yirrkala Aboriginal Art Centre. They have been happily and productively married for 32 years. They have two daughters Alice, born 1991, and Amelia born 1996. Both are teachers.

References

  1. ^ "Associate Professor Michael Robert Matthews". research.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (1980). The Marxist theory of schooling : a study of epistemology and education. Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press. ISBN 0-391-01801-9. OCLC 7611572.
  3. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (1982). Pyrmont & Ultimo : a history. [Ultimo, N.S.W.]: [Pyrmont Ultimo History Project]. ISBN 0-909368-49-X. OCLC 11235156.
  4. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (1980). The Marxist theory of schooling : a study of epistemology and education. Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press. ISBN 0-391-01801-9. OCLC 7611572.
  5. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (1982). Pyrmont & Ultimo : a history. [Ultimo, N.S.W.]: [Pyrmont Ultimo History Project]. ISBN 0-909368-49-X. OCLC 11235156.
  6. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (1994). Science teaching : the role of history and philosophy of science. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-90282-7. OCLC 28800618.
  7. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (2007). Didaskontas physikes epistēmes : o rolos tēs istorias kai tēs philosophias tōn physikōn epistēmōn stē didaskalia tōn physikōn epistēmōn. Seroglou, Phanē., Moumtzē, Aggelikē. (2ē ekd ed.). Athēna: Epikentro. ISBN 978-960-458-140-5. OCLC 880483731.
  8. ^ <>. Matthews, Michael R., 권성기, 1964-, 송진웅, 박종원, 1960-. 북스힐. 2014. ISBN 978-89-5526-686-3. OCLC 975732448.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (1995). Challenging NZ science education. Palmerston North, N.Z.: Dunmore Press. ISBN 0-86469-237-4. OCLC 35794052.
  10. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (2000). Time for Science Education : How Teaching the History and Philosophy of Pendulum Motion can Contribute to Science Literacy. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-94-011-3994-6. OCLC 851378332.
  11. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (2015). Science teaching : the contribution of history and philosophy of science, 20th anniversary revised and expanded edition (Second ed.). New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-415-51933-5. OCLC 859584930.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Michael R. Matthews.; 马修斯 (Matthews, Michael R.) (2017). Ke xue jiao xue : Ke xue shi he ke xue zhe xue de gong xian = Science teaching. Liu,Enshan, Guo,Yuanlin, Huang,Xiao, 刘恩山, 郭元林, 黄晓 (Di 1 ban ed.). Beijing: Wai yu jiao xue yu yan jiu chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5135-8572-9. OCLC 1050517326.
  13. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (2017). La enseñanza de la ciencia. Distrito Federal: FCE - Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 978-607-16-5090-0. OCLC 1007069398.
  14. ^ Matthews, Michael R. (18 July 2019). Feng shui : teaching about science and pseudoscience. Cham, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-030-18822-1. OCLC 1109957069.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ^ The Scientific background to modern philosophy : selected readings. Matthews, Michael R. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. 1989. ISBN 0-87220-075-2. OCLC 18716117.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ^ History, philosophy, and science teaching : selected readings. Matthews, Michael R. Toronto: OISE Press. 1991. ISBN 0-8077-3094-7. OCLC 22596653.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  17. ^ Constructivism in science education : a philosophical examination. Matthews, Michael R. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic. 1998. ISBN 0-7923-5033-2. OCLC 38081612.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ^ Science education and culture : the contribution of history and philosophy of science. Bevilacqua, Fabio., Giannetto, Enrico., Matthews, Michael R. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001. ISBN 0-7923-6972-6. OCLC 46808853.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. ^ The pendulum : scientific, historical, philosophical and educational perspectives. Matthews, Michael R., Gauld, Colin F., Stinner, Arthur, 1934-. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4020-3526-5. OCLC 262677687.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ Science, worldviews and education. Matthews, Michael R. Dordrecht: Springer. 2009. ISBN 978-90-481-2779-5. OCLC 437346726.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ^ International handbook of research in history, philosophy and science teaching. Matthews, Michael R. Dordrecht. 4 May 2017. ISBN 978-94-024-0716-7. OCLC 1064585554.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. ^ History, Philosophy and Science Teaching : New Perspectives. Matthews, Michael R. Cham. ISBN 978-3-319-62616-1. OCLC 1139485941.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  23. ^ Mario Bunge : a centenary Festschrift. Bunge, Mario, 1919-2020,, Matthews, Michael R. Cham, Switzerland. 17 July 2019. ISBN 978-3-030-16673-1. OCLC 1109956992.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  24. ^ "Science & Education". Springer. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  25. ^ "Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize". History of Science Society. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  26. ^ "Lifetime Achievement Honorees - International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching (IHPST) group". ihpst.clubexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  27. ^ "Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW". royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved 2021-01-22.

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