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Download full textDisinger, John F., Comp. – 1987
Charting the curricular institutionalization of environmental education, particularly as it seeks to establish an appropriate niche in the K-12 curriculum, was the focus of a recent symposium held at the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education in October, 1987. Contained in this document are the papers…
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems, Curriculum Research
Peer reviewedBulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1987
Provides a synopsis of information about the current crises in American agriculture. Addresses national farm policy, political activities, surplus crops, subsidy programs, the loss of smaller family-operated farms, and farm markets. Includes an opinion instrument that invites the reader to respond to the issues. (TW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Economic Factors
Koller, John M. – 1995
This report describes a project at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York) to develop a curriculum that focuses on the social construction and use of science and technology in diverse cultural contexts. The program consists of both a minor and a three-course concentration on cross-cultural studies of science and technology. Courses covered…
Descriptors: College Science, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedBen-Chaim, David; Zoller, Uri – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Presents the STS (science/technology/society) outlook profiles of 546 eleventh graders from Israeli high schools within the existing science, nonscience, and technological tracks in terms of cognition, behavior, and literacy. Findings indicate significant differences between the profiles for students regarding behavior and literacy but not for…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Measurement, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1986
This report is in response to an order of the Washington State Legislature which directed the state superintendent of public instruction to: (1) define environmental literacy; (2) assess the status and needs of environmental education in Washington and make appropriate recommendations based on that survey data; and (3) develop and submit a report…
Descriptors: Definitions, Ecological Factors, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Clarke, Marianne; And Others – 1987
In the fall of 1986, a joint study was undertaken to solicit views of the nation's Governors, senior officers of U.S. companies, and presidents and deans of U.S. colleges and universities on the relationship of U.S. competitiveness to the human resource base and research and development capacity. Researches polled 2,300 senior research and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College School Cooperation, College Science, Competition
