Scientists and science education reform: Myths, methods, and madness

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:111075

Bower, J M

Over the last several years, the deplorable state of public science education, and the perceived consequences of our nation`s economic and intellectual vitality, has attracted not only the attention of educators and politicians, but also an increasing number of professional scientists and engineers. As a consequence, a remarkable number of science professionals are becoming or are already involved in attempts to improve public science education. In keeping with this trend, for the last ten years, the author and several colleagues of the California Institute of Technology have been working in a close collaborative partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District in an attempt to introduce and support high quality inquiry-based, hands-on science teaching for all children at all grade levels within an entire urban school district. As of the fall of 1993, all 650 K-6 teachers in pasadena have been trained and are being supported to teach a high quality, inquiry-based science curriculum. Program extensions have also begun to be developed into middle and highschool classrooms and to other school districts.

• Research Organization: Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 111075
• Report Number(s): CONF-9404192--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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