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Wivagg, Daniel E.; Moore, Randy – Curriculum Report, 1987
This newsletter reports on the status of biology education in the United States. It states that biology has entered its "golden age" because of the emergence of biotechnology, ecology, agricultural productivity, and human biology as major societal issues. This report discusses the status of the informal national curriculum of biology, involving…
Descriptors: Biology, Bulletins, Educational Trends, National Programs
Craig, Gerald S.; And Others – 1932
This yearbook, prepared by a committee appointed to look at the teaching of science, makes recommendations concerning the development of science programs at all levels of education, including the teaching of science in college and science teacher education. Chapters 1 through 5 address the following topics: interpretations of what seems to be…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Download full textPenick, John E., Ed. – Focus on Excellence, 1987
The Search for Excellence in Science Teaching and Career Awareness was undertaken to recognize programs that have proven to be innovative in leading students to greater career awareness. This document lists and explains the criteria for excellence in this search and provides descriptions of the five exemplary programs that were selected. Program…
Descriptors: Awards, Career Awareness, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
Penick, John E., Ed. – Focus on Excellence, 1987
The Search for Exemplary Preservice Elementary Science Programs was undertaken to recognize programs that modeled effective teaching behaviors and prepared teachers for developing appropriate attitudes and skills in students. This document describes the seven exemplary programs that were recognized by the National Science Teachers Association's…
Descriptors: Awards, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Sealey, Jean – 1985
The reform movement in science education as characterized by the development of new science curricula in the 1960s is analyzed in this information bulletin. An overview of the historical context and the financial extent of the movement is presented. Perspectives on the curricula are offered in a question format. The questions include: (1) what did…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Faith K., Ed.; Butts, David P., Ed. – 1983
This three-part yearbook begins with a characterization of science education practices based on extensive national studies conducted during the period 1977 to 1983 and a discussion of several efforts which address the current crisis in science education. The second part consists of essays focusing on practical, program, and on political and policy…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Policy Formation
Bulletin of the Unesco Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific, 1982
This bulletin addresses the topic of out-of-school science education (OSSE) as it is occurring and developing in the countries of the Asia and Pacific region of Unesco. Out-of-school programs/activities are both complementary of and supplementary to science education in the schools, providing activities that the constraints of schooling usually…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
