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An Examination of Views of Science Held by English-Trained Chinese Students
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Stonier, Francis W.; Dickerson, Daniel L.; Lucking, Robert – School Science and Mathematics, 2012
The purpose of the study was to examine what science views were accepted or rejected by the Chinese university students. We administered the Thinking about Science Survey Instrument (TSSI) to 75 Chinese students in the Sichuan province who were enrolled in Science and Technology English classes. The TSSI focuses on nine key areas of science and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Statistical Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Valuing Science: A Turkish-American Comparison
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Titrek, Osman; Cobern, William W. – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
The process of modernization began in Turkey under the reform government of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938). Turkey officially became a secular nation seeking to develop a modern economy with modern science and technology and political democracy. Turkey also has long been, and remains, a deeply religious society. Specifically, the practice of…
Descriptors: Democracy, Social Change, Foreign Countries, Sciences
Attitudes to Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: An Interview-Based Study Comparing British and American University Teachers
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Bryant, John A.; Morgan, Cindy L. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2007
An interview-based survey was carried out with British and American university teachers. In both countries there was widespread (but in the UK, not unanimous) support for the proposition that ethics should be taught to Bioscience students. Reasons included a need to help students engage with the ethical issues associated with their subject and the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews, Surveys
Annual Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (35th, Louisville, Kentucky, 2012). Volume 1
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2012
For the thirty-fifth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the national AECT Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Leadership
Beware the Computer Technocrats: Hardware Won't Educate Our Kids.
Schrage, Michael – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1994
Argues that acquisition of computer technology by public schools will make entrepreneurs and bankers rich without improving educational quality. Evidence of commercial interest in promoting technology and educator interest in acquiring technology is given. Comparisons of educational achievement in America and other countries and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
An Emerging Knowledge-Based Economy in China? Indicators from OECD Databases. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, 2004/4
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Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
The main objective of this Working Paper is to show a set of indicators on the knowledge-based economy for China, mainly compiled from databases within EAS, although data from databases maintained by other parts of the OECD are included as well. These indicators are put in context by comparison with data for the United States, Japan and the EU (or…
Descriptors: Industry, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Education Work Relationship