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Peer reviewedMonhardt, Rebecca M. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1998
Examines the effects of issue-based science teaching on students in rural Idaho. Eighth-grade students investigated the use of the Bear River using the Jurisprudential Inquiry Model of Science, Technology and Society (STS) as a guide. Describes challenges encountered in attempting to integrate the use of technology as part of the project as well…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Download full textRubba, Peter A. Ed.; And Others – 1996
These conference proceedings include papers presented and summaries of presentations made at the 1996 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS). Topics include: English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) Strategies in science methods courses; writing strategies; action research and equity issues;…
Descriptors: Action Research, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Shim, Mee-Hye – 1996
This document provides an overview of the status of instruction concerning Science/Technology/Society (STS) issues in elementary and secondary history courses and makes a persuasive case for the implementation and expansion of courses addressing these issues. A quick review of research on the purpose of history of science education reveals a…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government, New York, NY. – 1992
This report addresses the research and development (R&D) organizations and the decision-making processes that the Federal Government needs to enable it to work toward national and global environmental objectives. It is essential that these programs be well organized, adequately funded, and closely linked with the policy-making process. The…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Yager, Robert E.; Tamir, Pinchas – 1992
Science/Technology/Society STS) has been defined as teaching and learning in the context of human experiences. The STS movement has grown out of dissatisfaction with the curriculum reform of the 1960s and utilizes a problem solving approach that appeals to students' interests. This paper describes the STS approach and reports research results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
West, Rinda; And Others – 1991
In 1989, Oakton Community College (OCC) in Des Plaines, Illinois, began developing an honors core seminar in the sciences. The course was to be an interdisciplinary, laboratory-based science and humanities seminar, designed to explore the nature, process, and methods of science and the place of science in society. Rather than mastering a body of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Sheldon, Daniel S., Ed.; Penick, John E., Ed. – 1991
This monograph is the first attempt to collect and share some of the teaching techniques, activities, and ideas of former recipients of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award. The lessons are organized into topical themes to facilitate their incorporation into standard curriculum. The manual is divided into two main sections, "Labs" and "Ideas."…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Classification, Cytology
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1990
This document describes a programs designed to help students attain the scientific awareness needed to function as effective members of society. The Senior High Science Programs (Alberta, Canada) will focus on students learning the big interconnecting ideas and principles of science; place an increased emphasis on developing methods of inquiry…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1991
This report provides a summarized version of a larger study conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment concerning the choices that Congress and the executive branch must make in supporting U.S. science and engineering. The summary first discusses the report's origins; trends in federal research funding; and a look at federally funded…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1991
This report analyzes what the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) identifies as four pressing challenges for the Federal Research System in resource allocation and funding for research in the 1990s: (1) setting priorities in funding; (2) understanding trends in research expenditures; (3) preparing human resources for the future research work…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1989
The Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology was established by the U.S. Congress in Public Law 99-383 with the purpose of developing a long-range plan for broadening participation in science and engineering. Public hearings were held in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Atlanta (Georgia), Baltimore (Maryland), Boston…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Science, Disabilities, Elementary School Science
Hall, William C., Ed. – 1989
This document contains excerpts from material previously published by Australia's TAFE (Technical and Further Education) National Centre for Research and Development on the subjects of industry restructuring, the reasons for restructuring, revising curricula, and providing a service to business and industry. Its contents are "Industry…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Industrial Structure
Penick, John E., Ed.; Krajcik, Joseph, Ed. – 1985
Ten examples of innovative and outstanding middle school/junior high science programs are described. These programs were selected using state criteria and at least four independent reviewers. While Project Synthesis offered a desired state, these examples of excellence provided views of what is already a reality. The goals of an exemplary science…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Science, Energy
Hart, E. Paul – 1987
This paper discusses the results of a field study that attempted to answer questions related to science curriculum renewal in the province of Saskatchewan. The purposes of the field study were to obtain educators' reactions to proposals for change in the science curriculum, assess teachers' needs for science teaching, and determine the nature and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
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
