La didàctica de les ciències : una empresa racional

This article uses S. Toulmin 's evolutionary epistemology in order to face the present-day situation of Science Education, considered a suficiently different discipline in comparison with the other scientific disciplines, having its own professional field and research. As a result of this, the importance of timing and the pressure to find ways or collective work are emphasised. This may allow to reach theoretical agreements which have not yet been achieved in a satisfactory way. The change of teaching institutions, methods of working and training, which would allow for the innovative teaching behaviour now considered adequate by the professional staaf is also considered absolutely relevant.