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The American Science Pipeline: Sustaining Innovation in a Time of Economic Crisis
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Hue, Gillian; Sales, Jessica; Comeau, Dawn; Lynn, David G.; Eisen, Arri – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Significant limitations have emerged in America's science training pipeline, including inaccessibility, inflexibility, financial limitations, and lack of diversity. We present three effective programs that collectively address these challenges. The programs are grounded in rigorous science and integrate through diverse disciplines across…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Course Improvement Projects, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Programs
Not Only Tools and Forces
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Macnab, Sharon; Boag, Jillian; Peacock, Alan – Primary Science Review, 2006
This article presents an interview with Sharon Macnab and Jillian Boag of Glasgow Science Centre, who discuss the work of their centre and the Scottish Science Centres network. The Scottish Science Centre is a network of four science centres across Scotland: (1) Glasgow Science Centre in Edinburgh; (2) Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh; (3) Sensation…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Course Improvement Projects, Program Descriptions, Interviews
Why Self-Directed Learning?
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White, Edwin P. – Science and Children, 1982
Briefly reviews three programs which foster self-directed learning: "Unified Sciences and Mathematics for Elementary Schools,""Environmental Studies," and "Science 5/13." Includes a chart of words and phrases characterizing self-directed and other-directed learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Independent Study