Science Fiction Studies  #24 = Volume 8, Part 2 = July 1981
E.E. Nunan and David Homer  Science, Science Fiction, and a
Radical Science Education  Edited by CE and RMP  We contend that
there is a contradiction between the nature of science and the
work of the scientist in contemporary society, on the one hand,
and what is taught about them in school, on the other. To make
this contradiction apparent, we propose to survey current
interpretations of the nature of the scientific enterprise and
then trace the evolution of science-teaching. Against this
background, we will sketch the possible educational role of "New
Wave" SF, in which the contradiction is clearly confronted. Our
analysis will finally lead to some reflections on the modalities
and goals of a radical science education.                First,
however, we should say something about our methodological and
philosophical assumptions. We intend to focus on the
contradiction alluded to above by viewing scientific knowledge
from an anthropological standpo