This paper presents some arguments intending to demonstrate the strenghts of educating through inquiry as a way, a time and a space for teacher education. Starting with the presentation of some principles that base education through inquiry, it is showed, always based on practical examples, how these may be implemented with the use of an inquiry cycle formed by questioning, argumenting and validating. It is also intended to show how this process of teacher education may reach a high for-mal and political quality. In conclusion it is argued that educating through inquiry may help to over-come some historical limitations of teacher education courses.
educating through inquiry; Science teacher education