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An STS Case Study about Students' Decision Making on the Waste Issue.
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Kortland, Koos – Science Education, 1996
Assesses students' existing and developing decision-making ability against the background of a normative model of the decision making process. Results indicate that after a unit on household packaging waste the students' arguments about a decision making situation improved in terms of validity and clarity of the criteria used. Contains 16…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Decisionmaking in Environmental Education: Notes from Research in the Dutch NME-VO Project.
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De Jager, Henk; van der Loo, Frans – Journal of Environmental Education, 1990
The Dutch project on environmental education, which features decision making on environmental issues within its teaching materials, is described. The results of research done on teaching units entitled "Meat" and "Fuel" are outlined. (CW)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
The Role of Research and Development to Improve STS Education: Experiences from the PLON Project.
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Eijkelhof, Harrie; Lijnse, Piet – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Outlines the stages of a research-development cycle based on experiences with a Dutch physics curriculum development project (PLON). Discusses two topics: the legitimation of specific contents of the curricula and the attention to lay ideas on scientific concepts. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Foreign Countries, Physics
The Physics and Technology Project.
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Raat, Jan H.; de Vries, Marc – Physics Education, 1986
Provides an overview of the Physics and Technology project, which is being conducted by the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands). Discusses the aims and structure of the project. Describes the development, structure, and content of the five courses developed thus far. Addresses the use and evaluation of courses. (TW)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Communications, Course Descriptions, Design
Goals and Methods in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education in the Netherlands. Report of a Conference in the Framework of the OECD Project, 'Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education.'
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Krabbendam, Hans, Ed.; de Vries, Marc, Ed. – 1990
The aim of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) project "Science, Mathematics, and Technology" is to formulate recommendations for educational policy. Preparations for the project were made in each of the various member countries. Reported here are the results of the Netherlands meeting. The conference and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness. Summary
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education