Educational phenomena and child development fascinate many disciplines for which they offer a tremendous field of experimentation and application. More than a hundred years ago, when educational sciences adopted the main institutional emblems of an academic discipline (chairs, diploma, laboratories, scientific network etc.), they obviously…

This newsletter, issued by the Education and Science Division of the British Council, reports science education activities and projects planned or in progress in Great Britain. Reviews of recently published science and mathematics books and magazines, and a listing of international science education activities are also included. (SL)

Presented is a report of a conference on the need for augmenting the scientific knowledge of trainee biology teachers in university departments of education. Statistics are discussed from a sample of 64 students indicating the extent of inadequate preparation in relevant scientific subjects and in particular biological topics. (Author/EB)

A statement relating to science offerings in adult education in Britain is presented by the Science in Further Education Sub-committee of the Association for Science Education. (JR)

Providing science education for all students is a challenge for educators around the world. In an effort to help educators answer this challenge, earlier attempts at providing science for all are examined. (RM)

Since children draw no sharp distinction between work and play, it is possible to link science and drama in school, integrating science learning with the rest of their education. The success of this approach is attested by descriptions of four dramatic presentations which were finalists in an interschool competition. (Author/JN)

The evolution of argument that the study of science develops skills, attitudes of mind, or ways of thinking and behaving that are transferable to other areas of experience is discussed by looking at ways in which it has been deployed by people who sought to expand or alter the role of science in the school curriculum in Great Britain. (RM)

Describes active joint-honours degrees at the University of Manchester. These degrees involve five different science departments, contain approximately equal amounts of two major subjects and mathematics, at least in the first year.

Girls into Science and Technology (GIST) was an action-research project which took action to improve girls' achievement in science and technology and investigated the reasons for their underachievement. The project followed a cohort of students in eight coeducational comprehensive schools from the time they entered secondary school until they made…

Reports on the Association for Science Education conference April 1-3, 1977. Condensations of addresses to the convention are provided. (CP)

This paper presents a case study that contributes to the current debate among historians of chemistry concerning the role and influence of pedagogy in science. Recently, Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and her colleagues concluded that in nineteenth-century France, "textbooks played an important role in discipline building and in creating…

Briefly discusses trends in British government support of science, and suggests that excellent fundamental research, necessarily in university laboratories, can be ensured by attracting excellent students to science degree programs, because British university staffing is increasingly dependent upon courses students select. (AL)

Asserts that children in science education must have hands-on experience to discover and make sense of their world. Emphasizes that there is a need for teachers who enjoy both language and science. Argues that children need to discover that they use science, like language, daily. (MM)

Reports on a study to determine the factors contributing to students' choice of science as a major field in the comprehensive schools in Great Britain. (PG)