Presents the objectives, activities, materials, and procedure of a six-week summer course in environmental science for inner-city students at the Horace Mann Junior High School, Omaha, Nebraska. Included in this program are studies of the wildlife, conservation, and natural science of the Eastern Nebraska region. (LC)

Describes an innovative program in Philadelphia, the purpose of which was to join two culturally isolated classes at a site away from their schools where they could enjoy a novel educational experience together. (JM)

Presents the results and conclusions of a survey of 121 participants of the 1961-65 Academic Year Institutes at the University of Mississippi to determine (a) the participants employment status one to five years after the Institute, (b) the extent to which participants had continued their formal education, secured advanced positions and changed…

Four approaches may be used to convert an existing textbook science program into a district science program. These include correlated resource, chapter, lesson, and generalized approaches, each approach using an adopted textbook series as a base (determining subject scope/sequence) into which local aims and resources may be integrated. (Author/JN)

Teacher shortages and declining test scores and enrollments characterize the science education crisis. Teachers are blamed for the decline yet are underpaid; must be computer competent; and must teach increasingly complicated, relevant courses. Student science competitions, one-year teaching certification internships at full pay, better salaries,…

Provides information on "3-2-l CONTACT," a television series on science subjects. Indicates that 3-year taping rights (without charge) for in-school use are available for the entire series and that, since programs are closed-captioned, hearing-impared students with access to decoders can take advantage of the series. Broadcast…

Compares science education in the United States to that in Germany, France, Japan, People's Republic of China, Soviet Union, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. Includes a list of science education endeavors in each of these countries to stimulate discussion of how to improve the situation in the United States. (JN)

Summarizes current trends in the number of BS, MS, and PhD graduates of chemical education programs on a nationwide basis. The data are from the report of the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training. A halt in the decline of PhD graduating chemists is reported. (SA)

Presents a discussion of the types of unit used in the various Technical Education Council Programs, and the consultation procedures with industry which are required for unit development. (Author/SA)

Describes primary science education in Australia from the 1960s to the present. Suggests what changes should be made in the primary science curriculum and how these changes could be implemented. (DS)

Briefly describes and compares the state-of-the-art of undergraduate and graduate programs and research related to the history of science in the United States, USSR, West Germany, and Great Britain. (DS)

Provides information from 12 directors of Advanced Teacher Workshops and Science Training seminars regarding the question of whether these NSF-sponsored projects concern themselves with values in a substantive way. (CS)