Prof. Constantine D. Skordoulis

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Professor of Physics & Epistemology of Science

Email: kostas4skordoulis@gmail.com

Qualifications

1991  Ph.D., Physics, University of Ioannina, Greece

1982 M.Sc (Research), Electronics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

1980 B.Sc., Electronics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

Publications (Selected)

1. «Marxism, History of Science and the Emergence of Post-Classical Physics Theories» in V. Jullien, E. Nicolaidis and M. Blay (Eds), Europe et Sciences Modernes, Peter Lang 2012
2. “The Scientific Culture In 18^th-19^th Century Greek Speaking Communities: Experiments And Textbooks”, Wittje R., Heering P. (Eds), Learning by doing: Experiments and instruments in the History of Science Teaching, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2011
3. "Ecosystem Food Webs as Dynamic Systems: Educating Undergraduate Teachers in Conceptualizing Aspects of Food Webs’ Systemic Nature and Comportment", Advances in Systems and Applications, Vol. 12(4), 49-68, 2012
4. “Improving Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Education via a Laboratory Course on Air Pollution: One University’s Experience”, Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 22(2), 113-123, 2013
5. “Pre-Service Elementary Teachers Conceptions about Wind”, International Journal of Science Education, DOI:10.1080/09500693.2012.706374, 2012
6. “Epistemological Aspects of the Historiography of Science in Greece”, Organon 43, 29- 47, 2011
7. “Recent Developments in the Digital Approach of Symbolic Dynamics”, Kybernetes, Vol.40 (5/6), 921-925, 2011
8. «The Inability of PrimarySchool to introducechildren to the Theory of Evolution», Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol. 4(2), 275-285, 2011
9. «The Reception of Ernst Haeckel’sideas in Greece», Almagest, Vol.2, pp. 84-105, 2010,
10. Teaching And Learning Energy Transformations In The Context Of Environmental Crisis`, Contemporary Issues In Education, Vol. 1(2), Pp. 175-181, 2010
11. «TeachingExperiments in 18th-19th Century Greek Physics Textbooks», Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences, vol.60, No 164, 79-92, juin 2010
12. «The Many Faces of Textbooks: Science, Education and Science Education in the Early Greek State (1838 – 1931)”, Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences, vol.60, No 164, 93-116, juin 2010
13. “La réception de la théorie de l’évolutiondansl’enseignement Grec», Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences, vol. 59, fasc. 162, 255-272, juin 2009
14. “The System of Coordinates as an obstacle in understanding the concept of Dimension”, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, Vol. 7 (2), 253-272, 2009
15. “Hellenic Studies in History, Philosophy of Science and Science Teaching: New Perspectives”, Science & Education, Vol.18 (9), 1193-1197, 2009
16. “What Conceptions do Greek School Students Form about Biological Evolution?”,Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol.1 (3), 312-317, 2008
17. “Space Conceptualization in the context of Postmodernity: Theorizing Spatial Representations”, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Vol. 3 (6), 105-114, 2008
18. “Science and Worldviews in the Marxist Tradition”, Science & Education, Vol. 17 (6), 559-571, 2008
19. “The History of Teaching Quantum Mechanics in Greece”, Science & Education, Vol. 16 (3-5), 371-391, 2007
20. “Thought Experiments in the Theory of Relativity and in Quantum Mechanics: Their Presence in Textbooks and in Popular Science Books”, Science & Education, Vol.16 (3-5), 353-370, 2007
21. “Developing spatial skills for middle school students using a modern technology navigational instrument”, The International Journal of Learning, Vol. 14(1), 127-134, 2007
22. “Pedagogical Aspects of Scientific Instruments: A Study of Greek 6th Grade Primary School Students”, The International Journal of Learning, Vol. 13(1), 79-88, 2006
23. “Introduction: Notes on the History, Philosophy and Science Teaching in Greece”, Science & Education Vol.14 (7-8), 601-605, 2005

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