A description of the present position of the FUSE organization relative to the development of unified science programs is discussed, including the related purposes and directions that characterize the newly established center. (DF)

The two major models of science curriculum change, textbook revision and national curriculum projects, are derived from, and reinforce, the present curriculum structure. This is undesirable in a time of increasing fluidity and change, because adaptation to new situations is difficult. Unified science, based on the premise that science is a unity,…