is a term with a range of meanings. It is used, inter alia, to describe perspectives on learning that see the learner as actively constructing knowledge by interpreting experience (rather than, say, considering that knowledge can be transferred directly from one person to another)
Read about 'Constructivism'
Read: Constructivism in Education: Interpretations and Criticisms from Science Education (Book chapter)
Read: Constructivism as educational theory: Contingency in learning, and optimally guided instruction (Book chapter)
in law, authors have protected rights, including the right to be acknowledged as the author of thei work, and the right to the integrity of that work being respected
An alternative conception is a conception that someone has that has been judged to be alternative to (inconsistient with) the canonical concept. The term is often used interchangeably with other terms such as misconception, and sometimes intuitive theory, pre-conception, alternative framework…
Read about 'Alternative conceptions'
Read about 'Scientific concepts, canonical concepts, historical concepts…'