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Download full textCongress 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
Disinger, John F., Comp. – 1986
A project of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education (ERIC/SMEAC) has focused on the synthesis of information dealing with its specific areas of concern. Recent developments in the science and social studies educational communities have led to an increasing emphasis on the educational implications of the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Babcock, Ann; And Others – 1987
Developed to provide teachers with specific directions for teaching about the environment, these guidelines for Washington state schools explain how environmental education can be integrated into every level of the school system. A general systems approach is proposed that emphasizes the interactions that exist within the natural environment. The…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Development, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
Venkatasamy, D.; And Others – 1986
A pilot project was undertaken in 1984 at the Mauritius Institute of Education for the purpose of developing and preparing teaching/learning materials for out-of-school Science and Technology Education programs. This volume is one in a series of UNESCO programs which encourage an international exchange of ideas and information on science and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Food
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1986
Designed to serve as a preliminary guide for curriculum development and science instruction in South Carolina, this booklet identifies basic skill objectives in science for grades one through eight. Categories of South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) for science include: (1) science concepts; (2) science process skills; (3)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Junior High Schools
Layton, David, Ed. – 1984
The "alternative road" refers to a practically oriented curriculum, one which is more concerned with being able to do, rather than remembering. The book consists of an edited series of papers which were presented at a conference in England on the rehabilitation of the practical, at which a broad range of interests (academic,…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Disinger, John F.; Wilson, Terry L. – 1986
An emerging focus on pre-college education in the 1980s is the interaction of science and technology in terms of their combined interrelationships with society. The characterizations of the science/technology/society (S/T/S) theme, as advanced by science educators, social studies educators, and environmental educators, exhibit similarities. It is…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Hunger, Carolyn; And Others – 1986
Acid rain is a complex, worldwide environmental problem. This study guide is intended to aid teachers of grades 4-12 to help their students understand what acid rain is, why it is a problem, and what possible solutions exist. The document contains specific sections on: (1) the various terms used in conjunction with acid rain (such as acid…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Ecological Factors, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1986
Guidance for the development, assessment and/or improvement of science education programs in Michigan is provided in this handbook for teachers, administrators, and parents. It provides a philosophical foundation and curricular framework from which educators could construct comprehensive local science education programs. The nature of science is…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Educational Philosophy
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Science and Engineering Education. – 1987
The Program for Research in Teaching and Learning of the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports basic and applied research on what NSF considers to be the most significant factors that underlie effective teaching and learning in science and mathematics at all levels. This document provides descriptions of projects funded during fiscal years…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
