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Raveendran, Aswathy – Science Education, 2021
The political nature of socioscientific controversies becomes starkly apparent in countries of the Global South where science and technology are embedded in societies characterized by pervasive structural inequalities which, in part, were created by the Global North. This article presents empirical work from the standpoint of a critical science…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Ethics, Science and Society, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Rampal, A. – Science Education, 1992
Examines trends in teachers' beliefs about scientists and the nature of science. Discusses teachers' questionnaire responses on the following qualities of scientists: minimum educational qualifications; creativity; temperament; stereotyped image; and personal beliefs about indigenous systems of medicine and astrology. (Contains 63 references.)…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Kumar, A.; And Others – Science Education, 1987
Analyzes the system and policy of science education in India. Describes its academic environment profiles, its teachers and students, and explains its curricula, examination systems, and research and development activities. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods