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Coppola, Brian P. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2015
In this article, Brian Coppola begins by discussing the 2007 National Academies of Sciences (NAS) publication, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" which called for for reprioritizing investments because "the world is changing rapidly, and our advantages are no longer unique. Without a renewed effort to bolster the foundations of our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Competition, Science Equipment
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Fendrich, Jean; Brown, Mark – Science Scope, 2012
How do teachers help students realize their place in the universe? How do they teach the relationship among the Earth, Moon, stars, and galaxies during daylight hours? Most teachers assume that astronomy is a difficult subject to teach in the classroom and that without a planetarium little can be learned. In this article, the authors discuss…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Lighting, Science Teachers, Teaching Methods
Milacek, Barbara Roads – 1966
Studied were (1) the evolving use of the microscope in science education, and (2) its relationship to the changing teaching methods, content, and emphases of science courses and to the prevailing philosophies of education of nineteenth century American colleges. To establish the necessary background, the evolution and availability of the…
Descriptors: College Science, Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries, Medical Schools
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1966
PHYSICS TEACHING PRACTICES IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, FRANCE, THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ARE COMPARED. REPORTS FOR EACH COUNTRY WERE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY A NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE COUNTRIES. THE REPORTS WERE REVIEWED BY…
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Education, Higher Education, Instruction
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Bathory, Zoltan; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1992
Information is presented about the educational systems of countries participating in the practical skills testing portions of the Second International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement Science Study, drawing on accounts submitted by the participant nations Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Laboratory Procedures