Maurizio Toscano

Beyond a Pragmatic Account of the Aesthetic in Science Education

Maurizio Toscano, John Quay

Journal article  |  2020  |  SCIENCE & EDUCATION

This paper argues that pragmatist philosophies and theories of science, education and art have dominated our understanding of aest..

University run science outreach programs as a community of practice and site for identity development

Victoria Millar, Maurizio Toscano, Jan van Driel, Emma Stevenson, Chloë Nelson, Clare Kenyon

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Science Education

There is a concern in many countries with participation rates in science. One response to this has been a proliferation of univers..

Seeking Justice through Interdisciplinary Environmental Education at Postgraduate Level: Lessons from Melbourne, Australia

Simon PJ Batterbury, Maurizio Toscano

Journal article  |  2018  |  REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE EDUCACION PARA LA JUSTICIA SOCIAL

Masters degrees that offer a broad understanding of environmental issues have been taught in universities since the 1960s. As the ..

Telescopes in Schools Program Evaluation

Victoria Millar, Maurizio Toscano, Jan van Driel, Emma Stevenson

Report  |  2018

Locating theory in research: Opening a conversation

J Quay, J Bleazby, SA Stolz, M Toscano, RS Webster

Book Chapter  |  2018

This introductory chapter is specifically intended to support those newer to research, such as graduate researchers, by offering a..

Wittgenstein, criteria and science education

M Toscano

Conference Proceedings  |  2018

This paper focuses on the potential of Wittgenstein’s concept of human knowledge (as interpreted by Stanley Cavell in his seminal ..

John Hattie on interpretation, the story of research and the necessity of falsifiability

M Toscano, J Hattie

Book Chapter  |  2018

Questioning how philosophy may inform educational research is fraught with difficulties because these two domains of inquiry are a..

Paul Smeyers and a perspective on educational research

M Toscano, P Smeyers

Book Chapter  |  2018

In academic circles, the word perspective is often used to capture the sense of holding, applying or offering a particular world-v..

Ark of Imperfection

M Toscano

Original Creative Work - Visual Art Work  |  2018

Science and the landscape of artistic and creative education

M Toscano

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Artistic and Creative Education

This paper examines the questions concerning whether and how the domains of science and science education might expand the practic..