Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: Philosophical and Educational Dimensions - Selected Bibliography for Science Teachers [In Bulgarian]

Abstract

Nanoscience is among the fastest growing academic fields. Pupils in secondary school do not get an idea of it. Certainly it is correct because secondary schools are taught by established and reliable facts and theories through which students will form their ideas about the world where they live. However, new developments in science engage students’ attention and may stimulate interest in science. That’s why such topics may be discussed when training students by projects and/or in extracurricular school forms. Development of nanotechnology raises many philosophical questions, ethical and social issues for which teachers should have some idea. The article provides a selective bibliography on these issues – listed literature could facilitate teachers in shaping their opinion about these complex questions of the modern science.