Scope of Thesis Research in the Area of Physical Science Education

• Main Authors: Vladimir Laptev, Lyudmila Larchenkova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: laptev
• Online Access: https://vo.hse.ru/data/2016/12/29/1114896463/Laptev.pdf

Vladimir Laptev - Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Education, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Education. Address: 8 Pogodinskaya ul., 119121 Moscow, Russian Federation. E-mail: [e-mail] Lyudmila Larchenkova - Doctor of Sciences in Pedagogy, Professor, Chair of Methodology of Teaching Physics, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. Address: 48 Reki Moyki nab., 191186 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. E-mail: [e-mail] have analyzed the topics of the candidate"s and doctor"s degree theses on theory and methods of teaching physics defended in 2000-2015. In the paper, we justify using a thesis database to identify the key areas of research in this field. We describe how thesis topics are distributed across levels of education (secondary and tertiary), how topics of the theses dealing with tertiary education are distributed across specializations and areas of research defined by the formal specialty description. We also identify the most active research topics in theory and methods of teaching physics as well as top-priority research avenues for the foreseeable future. physics education, school, higher education institution, education program, thesis research, physics syllabus, computer information technology, inclusive education