Abhijeet Bardapurkar
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Ethics and education
- Development of explanatory understanding
- Science learning
Biography
Abhijeet studied Microbiology in his Master’s and taught Genetics and Immunology for almost three academic years. He then took to Philosophy of Science and Science Education during his doctoral studies. He is primarily interested in the development of scientific explanations and science learning. His research and teaching interests have now grown towards the philosophy of education, particularly in the areas of ethics and education.
He has taught courses in Philosophy of Education, History and Philosophy of Science, Science Education, and Cognitive Psychology at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneshwar; and Ambedkar University, Delhi.
Courses
Science Education
Aims to develop an understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and practices, the issues and ideas concerning the learning and teaching of science, and the study of the conceptual and practical demands of good science teaching.
Nature of Science
This course introduces science to the education students: science itself is the object of this course.
Philosophy of Education
Explore ideas, values, and assumptions that guide educational thought and practice.
Curriculum Studies
Study curriculum as knowledge, experience, and educational intent.
Articles
The canvas of science education
Abhijeet Bardapurkar (2023)
Publications
Journal articles
- Bardapurkar, A. (2025). Meaning and Truth in Science Education. Comparative Education Studies. Comparative Education Studies, Vol. 2 (2) December 2025, pp. 89 – 94. ISSN: 3107 – 4596 (Online)
- .Bardapurkar, A. (2023). The Canvas of Science Education. Contemporary Education Dialogue, 20(2), 321 – 330. https://doi.org/10.1177/09731849231166267
- Bardapurkar, A. (2022). What is Good? A Study of Educational Insights in Nicomachean Ethics (Book I, II and III). Journal of Human Values, 28(1), 11 – 19. https://doi.org/10.1177/09716858211058778
https://journal.cesindia.net/meaning-and-truth-in-science-education/ - Bardapurkar, A. (2021). Book Review: Wineburg, S. (2018). Why learn history (When it’s already on your phone). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Contemporary Education Dialogues 18(2), 232 – 238.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09731849211009637 - Bardapurkar A. S. (2020). Teaching Scientific Temper. Resonance 25(10). https://rdcu.be/b9sCC
https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/025/10/1399 – 1405 - Bardapurkar, A. S. (2019). “Scientific Temper: Virtues of Science in early 20th Century India”. Current Science 117(10), 1571 – 73. ttps://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/117/10/1571.pdf
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2013). “What is ‘natural’ in natural selection?” Resonance 18(5), 475 – 482. http://www.ias.ac.in/resonance/May2013/p475-482.pdf
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12045-013‑0065‑8 - Bardapurkar, A. S. (2013) “The Artificial, the natural and the necessary in Aristotle’s Physics II”. Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research XXVIII (3): 33 – 42.
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2008) “Do Students See the ‘Selection’ in Organic Evolution? A Critical Review of the Causal Structure of Student Explanations”. Evolution: Education and Outreach 1(3), 299 – 305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12052-008‑0048‑5
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2006) “Experience, Reason and Science Education”. Current Science 90(6), 758. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar252006/contents.htm
Conferences & proceedings
- Bardapurkar, A. (2025). Learning to Teach. 15th Annual International Conference of Comparative Education Society of India (CESI), 5 – 7 December 2025, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
- Bardapurkar, A. (2025). Care to Educate. 51st Annual Association for Moral Education Conference, 7 – 9 August 2025, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
- Bardapurkar, A. (2024). Ethical necessities of science education. Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain’s Annual Conference, 22 – 24 March 2024, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Bardapurkar, A. (2021). Communicating science is communicating commitments. Roadmap for Humanities and Social Sciences in STEM Higher Education, an international conference organised by IIT Jammu, 19 – 20 March 2021.
- Bardapurkar, A. (2018). Being Virtuous. North American Association for Philosophy and Education Conference Proceedings, Chicago, 26 – 28 October 2018.
- Bardapurkar, A. (2018). The Question of Value in Science Education. In S. Ladage & S. Narvekar (Eds.), Proceedings of epiSTEME 7 — International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, p. 9 – 16. India: Cinnamon Teal.
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2009) “Causal Structure of the Student‟s Explanatory Narrative of Evolutionary Change”. A paper presented at Tenth International History, Philosophy, Sociology & Science Teaching Conference, June 24 to 28, 2009, University of Notre Dame
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2007) “What is „natural‟ in natural selection?” A paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB), July 25 to July 29, 2007, University of Exeter, Exeter, England.
- Bardapurkar, A. S. and Nagarjuna G. (2005) “Students‟ explanations: A review of how students understand the theory of evolution”. A paper presented at epiSTEME 1 (An international conference to review research on science, technology and mathematics education) December 13 – 17, 2004, Goa, India.
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2005b) “Reality, truth and the logic of science: Exploring students‟ views about scientific knowledge”. A paper presented at Eighth International History, Philosophy, Sociology & Science Teaching Conference, July 15 to July 18, 2005, University of Leeds, England.
- Bardapurkar, A. S. (2005a) “Understanding Natural Selection via Variation and Artificial Selection”. A paper presented at Eighth International History, Philosophy, Sociology & Science Teaching Conference, July 15 to July 18, 2005, University of Leeds, England.