The second yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS) is composed of a series of position papers and reactions to these positions. The papers are divided into three sections. Section one includes five papers (and reactions) concerned with new directions for pre-service and in-service education of science teachers.…

This publication, the third in a yearly series, follows the intent of previous editions in which rapid changes in the field of science teacher education were assessed. Accordingly, 14 contributed articles appearing in this volume are grouped under the following headings: (1) The Mission of Science Education, (2) The People of Science Teaching, and…

In this fifth annual yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, nineteen persons who have been active in science education over the past 25 years have contributed their personal recollections about changes they have seen in science teacher education or in curriculum and instruction in science. The articles include: (1)…

This fourth annual yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science presents eight articles relating to science teacher education. The articles include: a summary of science education and science teacher education from 1900 to 1975, a review of problems and innovations in preservice teacher education, a review of inservice…