caa a22 4500 463205839 CHVBK 20180405153126.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11191-006-6387-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11191-006-6387-0 Zemplén Gábor Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Wilhelmstrasse 44, 10117, Berlin, Germany aut Conflicting Agendas: Critical Thinking versus Science Education in the International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge Course [Elektronische Daten] [Gábor Zemplén] The article investigates the Theory of Knowledge course of the International Baccalaureate Organization. After a short overview of the aims and objectives of the course, the assessment criteria and a popular textbook are investigated. Shortcomings concerning the treatment of the natural sciences are highlighted and the problem is generalised to courses or curricula that aim to reconcile agendas focusing on critical thinking and philosophical analysis on the one hand and traditional science subject-agendas on the other. The article argues that these problems also surface in the actual teaching practice and their implications for the curricula need to be taken more seriously. Three possible alternatives to overcome these problems are outlined. The first is based on novel work in history and philosophy of science, the second on general theories of argumentation, and the third on systematic exploration of student interests and stakes. Springer, 2007 critical thinking nationallicence theory of knowledge nationallicence philosophy of science nationallicence history of science nationallicence argumentation nationallicence science education nationallicence pargma-dialectics nationallicence Otto Neurath nationallicence International Baccalaureate Organization nationallicence Science & Education Kluwer Academic Publishers 16/2(2007-02-01), 167-196 0926-7220 16:2<167 2007 16 11191 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-006-6387-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-006-6387-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Zemplén Gábor Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Wilhelmstrasse 44, 10117, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science & Education Kluwer Academic Publishers 16/2(2007-02-01), 167-196 0926-7220 16:2<167 2007 16 11191 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer