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Science Teachers' Social Conscience and the Role of Controversial Issues in the Teaching of Science.
Peer reviewedCross, Roger T.; Price, Ronald F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Examines the social conscience of science teachers as it bears on the teaching of controversial issues. Explores teachers' perceptions of the teaching of controversial issues, the problem of handling personal value positions when dealing with issues, and the tension that exists between the teaching of controversial issues and traditional…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Science and Society
Download full textRansley, Wayne K.; Hughes, Phillip W. – 1987
Australia has tended to lag behind the nations leading the field of technology in using its scientific and technological resources. To link technology more closely with industry and economic growth, the Australian government has taken many initiatives in recent years. The new technologies are having an impact on societies and the individuals…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
