Abhijeet Bardapurkar
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Azim Premji University
India
Biography
"Abhijeet studied Microbiology in master's, taught Genetics and Immunology for almost three academic years, and then took to Philosophy of Science and Science Education during his doctoral studies. In this, he is primarily interested in development of scientific explanation and science learning. His research and teaching interests have now grown into philosophy of education, particularly in the areas of ethics and education. Abhijeet has taught courses in Philosophy of Education, History and Philosophy of Science, Science Education, and Cognitive Psychology at: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneshwar; and Ambedkar University, Delhi."
Research Interest
Ethics and Education; Development of explanatory understanding; Science Learning
Publications
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Bardapurkar AS. What is ‘natural’in natural selection?. Resonance. 2013 May 1;18(5):475-82.
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Bardapurkar A. Do students see the “selection†in organic evolution? A critical review of the causal structure of student explanations. Evolution: Education and Outreach. 2008 Jul 1;1(3):299-305.
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Bardapurkar AS. Experience, reason and science education. CURRENT SCIENCE-BANGALORE-. 2006 Mar 25;90(6):758.
