Author: Andreas Quale

Affiliation

Institutt for lærerutdanning og skoleutvikling, Universitetet i Oslo, Norway

Short Bio

Andreas Quale was born in Norway in 1938, and grew up in Norway and Australia. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Oslo, graduating with a doctoral degree in 1974, with a dissertation in mathematical physics. He has taught extensively at college and university level in mathematics, physics and computer science. Between 1995 and 2005 Quale was first Associate Professor at the NKI Computer College in Oslo, then Associate Professor at the University of Oslo. In 2005 he retired. He has published a number of papers on science education, text books for upper secondary school level, and the book, Radical Constructivism: A Relativist Epistemic Approach to Science Education (2008).

Constructivist Approaches

Radical Constructivism

Background Disciplines

Education Science · Epistemology · Philosophy

Publications in Constructivist Foundations

Reader Impact Factor: 6.3

Andreas Quale (2012)

On the Role of Constructivism in Mathematical Epistemology

Constructivist Foundations 7(2): 104–111

Radical Constructivism > Epistemology · Philosophy

Andreas Quale (2010)

Objections to Radical Constructivism

Constructivist Foundations 6(1): 12–18

Radical Constructivism > Philosophy

Alexander Riegler & Andreas Quale (2010)

Editorial: Can Radical Constructivism Become a Mainstream Endeavor?

Constructivist Foundations 6(1): 1–5

Radical Constructivism > Philosophy

Andreas Quale (2008)

The Issue of Reductionism. A Radical Constructivist Approach to the Philosophy of Physics

Constructivist Foundations 4(1): 43–49

Radical Constructivism > Epistemology · Philosophy

Andreas Quale (2008)

Is Ontology Necessary?

Constructivist Foundations 3(2): 81–82

Radical Constructivism > Philosophy

Andreas Quale (2007)

Radical Constructivism – Clear and Compelling. Review of: Ernst von Glasersfeld (2007) Key Works in Radical Constructivism

Constructivist Foundations 3(1): 52

Radical Constructivism > Philosophy

Andreas Quale (2007)

Arguments that Miss the Mark

Constructivist Foundations 3(1): 15

Radical Constructivism > Philosophy

Andreas Quale (2007)

The Epistemic Relativism of Radical Constructivism: Some Implications for Teaching the Natural Sciences

Constructivist Foundations 2(2-3): 107–113

Radical Constructivism > Education Science