scholarly journals Periodization of the east asian history of science

1987 ◽  
Vol 108 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 375-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeru Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
East Asian ◽  
History Of ◽  
Asian History

scholarly journals Looking back at “our science” and “our history”: an exploration of Korean preservice science teachers’ encounters with East Asian history of science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wonyong Park ◽  
Jinwoong Song
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Preservice Science Teachers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Asian History

AbstractDespite the long-standing interest among science educators in using history of science in science teaching, little has been discussed around whether and how non-Western histories of science could be incorporated into science education. This study considers some opportunities and challenges of addressing East Asian history of science (EAHOS) in the science teacher education context, drawing on postcolonial science studies and global history of science. Eight undergraduate preservice science teachers (PSTs) participated in sessions on EAHOS. Our aim was to investigate the PSTs’ perceptions relating to the nature of EAHOS and its relevance to science teaching. Using interviews and reflective essays, we explore the tension coming from their dual positions as science teachers and East Asian people as they entered into the unfamiliar territory of EAHOS. When they were considering themselves specifically as science teachers, they tended to focus on the aspects of EAHOS as knowledge and concluded that it has little to do with achieving the aims of science teaching because is not part of modern science. On the contrary, when they were talking about their roles as teachers in general, they were able to come up with several educational benefits that EAHOS can offer to students, particularly in its relation to worldview and history. Additionally, several mixed feelings were expressed about the way EAHOS is often portrayed as “our” history about “our” science. Overall, the experience of exploring and discussing EAHOS provided the PSTs with an opportunity to critically reflect on science education and their responsibility as teachers in the context of broader society and culture.

scholarly journals The East Asian History of Science Library/Needham Research Institute as an intellectual hub in the late 1970s and 1980s

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
Gregory Blue
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Cultural Revolution ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Meeting Point ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
Asian History ◽  
Academic Relations ◽  
Research Institute

During its first decade and a half, the East Asian History of Science Library/Needham Research Institute served both as the centre of the Science and Civilisation in China project and as a meeting point for discussions involving a wide range of researchers. Some of these were working on the history of science, technology and medicine; some were members of Joseph Needham’s and Lu Gwei-Djen’s broader networks; and some came seeking the views, guidance or assistance of the institute’s founders on diverse topics. In the institute’s first 6 years in particular, a series of delegations from China visited as that country embarked on re-expanding academic relations abroad in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. This article recalls the institute’s ambiance during those years, key individuals who were involved and some of the kinds of interactions that took place there.

scholarly journals The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 361 (6397) ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh McColl ◽  
Fernando Racimo ◽  
Lasse Vinner ◽  
Fabrice Demeter ◽  
Takashi Gakuhari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Human Genomes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Asian History

The human occupation history of Southeast Asia (SEA) remains heavily debated. Current evidence suggests that SEA was occupied by Hòabìnhian hunter-gatherers until ~4000 years ago, when farming economies developed and expanded, restricting foraging groups to remote habitats. Some argue that agricultural development was indigenous; others favor the “two-layer” hypothesis that posits a southward expansion of farmers giving rise to present-day Southeast Asian genetic diversity. By sequencing 26 ancient human genomes (25 from SEA, 1 Japanese Jōmon), we show that neither interpretation fits the complexity of Southeast Asian history: Both Hòabìnhian hunter-gatherers and East Asian farmers contributed to current Southeast Asian diversity, with further migrations affecting island SEA and Vietnam. Our results help resolve one of the long-standing controversies in Southeast Asian prehistory.

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