Focuses on the reproduction of knowledge in science education and how socio-scientific issues are depicted/accounted for. Reviews contemporary epistemological questions of knowledge production. Outlines the Actor Network Theory (ANT), an alternative epistemology, describing the principal tenets using examples from the nature/nurture debate.…

Assesses the environmental literacy of secondary teachers via survey and analyzes predictors of teachers' responsible environmental behavior. Discusses implications for program development and instructional practice and makes recommendations for further research. Contains 69 references. (DDR)

Describes the development and implementation of a web-based project, Walking With Wildlife, intended to encourage and enable first-hand encounters with the biodiversity of the natural world. (Contains 16 references.) (DDR)

Evaluates the participation of high school students in the activities of an international conference on experimental biology. Students develop criteria to overcome difficulties with vocabulary and content and acquire updated scientific information. (Author/DDR)

Reviews the history and habits of the fungus commonly referred to as the "chestnut blight." Considers the impact of the blight and efforts to control it, offers personal and cultural reflections on the blight, and gives tips for incorporating the information into cross-disciplinary lessons. Contains 17 references. (WRM)

Explores early secondary school pupils' written evaluations of media reports of contemporary science research in a classroom setting. Finds little distinction between the nature and extent of secondary pupils' responses as compared to college science students' responses, but finds notable differences between these groups' responses and those of…

Summarizes ideas for new demonstrations, experiments, and science-in-society topics for teaching chemistry. (WRM)

Biotechnology is the latest in a series of technological innovations that have revolutionized the fields of agriculture and the health sciences; however, there are concerns with this technology. This document is designed to help foster dialogue with emphasis on education and the development of a public understanding of the principals involved in…

This study explores the infusion of environmental education through the multidisciplinary approach using mythological stories aimed at the secondary level. Secondary teacher trainees (N=98) planned the lessons based on school subjects. Mythological stories from various religions were used by the trainees as the basis for the lessons and the…

This curriculum program for grades 7-12 was developed to increase awareness of the hazardous materials problem on local, state, national, and global levels. This curriculum material highlights an important science-technology-society issue and are applicable to the science, health, social studies, and language arts disciplines. Units include: (1)…

This guide for environmental science is intended to make students aware of the problems they will be facing in their environment, and of alternative measures to solve these problems. The course is designed to use scientific principles to study the processes of the environment; examine changes within the environment from a broad perspective;…

Technological advances during the past few decades have revolutionized many complex systems that influence human activity. As the rate of technological progress accelerates, these systems will become more complex, and new ones will evolve. Citizens in a technological society need to be able to make intelligent choices about how technology will…

This conference was convened to identify the most important problems and opportunities facing science teaching in secondary schools and to suggest the most practical means of addressing them. The report highlights issues involving science and technology education which were addressed at the conference. Information is presented in three major…

This is the second article of a four part series of a study of Canadian high-school graduates' views on science-technology-society topics. It reports student perceptions of the interaction of science technology and society. Science and technology were viewed as a unified enterprise and their roles were indistinguishable. (ML)

Describes some of the program characteristics and activities in the Technology Education Program at Bellevue High School (Washington). Discusses the programs involvement with robots, lasers, plotters, and computers. (TW)