Michael Matthews' Curriculum Vitae in Detail

Education

• B.Sc. (geology), Sydney University, 1967
• Dip.Ed. (secondary education), Sydney University, 1968
• B.A. (first class honours, philosophy; second class honours psychology), Sydney University, 1975
• M.Ed (philosophy of education), Sydney University, 1977
• Ph.D. (philosophy of education), University of New South Wales, 1980
• M.A. (honours, history and philosophy of science), Sydney University, 1985

Employment

• 1969-1972, high school science teacher, Sydney, Australia.
• 1972-1974, lecturer in education, Sydney Teachers College, Sydney, Australia.
• 1975-1991, senior lecturer in education, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
• 1992-3, foundation professor of science education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
• 1994-8, senior lecturer, School of Education, UNSW, Kensington, Australia
• 1999- , associate professor, School of Education, UNSW, Kensington, Australia

Conference Convening

Member of the organising committee for the first international conference on History, Philosophy and Science Teaching held at Florida State University in November 1989, the second international conference held at Queen's University, Canada, in May 1992, and the third international conference, held in Minneapolis, October 1994, the fourth international conference, Calgary, Canada, April 1997, the fifth international conference, Como, Italy, September 1999, the sixth international conference, Denver, November 2001.

Invited Lectures

In the past ten years I have given over 40 lectures to Philosophy, Education, and Physics departments in eight different countries. These have included annual conference presentations at the major science education and philosophy of education conferences in Australia and the USA, as well as at three biennial meetings of the European Physical Society's History of Physics Division.

I have presented papers at the following conferences:

• University of Papua New Guinea, 'Teaching Physics' conference, August 1993
• Taiwan National Normal University, 'Liberal Education in Taiwan Universities' conference, May 1995
• Szombathely Teachers College, 'History of Physics and Physics Teaching' conference, May 1994
• Universidad Complutense Madrid, 'Teaching the History of Physics' conference, May 1992
• University of Oldenberg, 'Science Literacy in Germany: The Loccum Seminar', August 1996
• Comenius University, Bratislava, 'History of Physics and Physics Teaching' conference, August 1996
• US National Science Teachers Conference, Orlando, April 2000
• Australian Science Teachers Conference, Perth, June 2000
• Australasian History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science Association Conference, Sydney, June 2000

The universities where invited lectures have been given include:

• University of Sussex, Philosophy Department, May 1980
• Boston University, Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, July 1978, August 1983
• University of Illinois, College of Education, May 1978, September 1983
• University of Massachesuetts, Amherst, Physics Department, April 1987
• Florida State University, Philosophy Department, March 1987
• Florida State University, College of Education, April 1987
• Swarthmore College, Philosophy Department, April 1978, April 1987
• University of Pittsburgh, Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, September 1991
• Indiana University, History and Philosophy of Science Department, September 1991
• Waikato University, Science Education Centre, May 1992
• Leeds University, Science Education Centre, April 1992
• Queen's University, College of Education, April 1992
• University of Notre Dame, Physics Department, October 1993
• Pavia University, Physics Department, February 1993, August 1996
• Northeastern University, Physics Department, February 1994
• Massey University, Education Department, May 1992
• King's College, London University, Science Education Centre, February 1994
• University of Louisiana, Science Education Department, October 1994
• Canterbury University, Physics Department, September 1993
• Victoria University, Science Education Centre, May 1992, July 1995
• Otago University, Philosophy Department, July 1995
• Oregon State University, Science Education Department, October 1995
• Oregon State University, History and Philosophy of Science Department, October 1995
• Massey University, Education Department, July 1995
• Taiwan National Normal University, Taipei, May 1995
• Canterbury University, Physics Department, July 1995
• Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, March 1997
• University of Delaware, Curriculum and Instruction Department, March 1997
• University of Montana, College of Arts and Sciences, April 1997
• Texas A & M University, College of Education, April 1997
• University of Texas Ð El Paso, College of Education, April 1997
• Federal University of Santa Catrina, Physics Department, April 1997
• Federal University of Recife, College of Education, April 1997
• Taiwan National Normal University, Taipei, March 1999
• Kaoschung Normal Univesity, March 1999
• Federal University of Santa Catrina, Physics Department, April 2000
• Florida State University, Chemistry Department, April 2000
• Florida State University, Education Department, April 2000
• Georgia State University, School of Education, April 2000
• Massachusetts Department of Education, April 2000
• Leeds University, School of Education, May 2000
• King's College, London, Department of Science Education, May 2000
• Plymouth University, School of Mathematics, May 2000
• Oregon State University, Science Education Centre, November 2000

Teaching Fellowship

I have had short-term teaching fellowships at Pavia University, Physics Department, February 1994

Consultation

Member of six-person international National Science Foundation consultancy committee July 14 - August 14 1992, Washington.

Grants

• 1989, National Science Foundation (USA) Conference Grant, $120,000
• (shared with Professors Tobin and Gruender of Florida State University)
• 1991, UNSW, Faculty of Professional Studies Research Grant, $1,500
• 1992, University of Auckland University Research Grant, $3,500
• 1993, University of Auckland University Research Grant, $2,500
• 1995, UNSW, Faculty of Professional Studies Research Grant, $4,100
• 1996, Australian Research Council, Small Grant, $10,000
• 1997, Australian Research Council, Small Grant, $6,500
• 2000, Australian Research Council, Large Grant, $42,000

Civic Involvement

Publications

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