Science education and civic engagement
Keith S Taber reviews this guide to teaching science in a different way
The title may not readily attract the attention of chemistry teachers, but this book is actually about teaching science in a way which relates it to the needs and concerns of society.
Teaching about socio-scientific issues is already well known at school level, for example in the ASE’s Science and technology in society project. The present volume however focuses on undergraduate level and a programme called SENCER: Science education for new civic engagements and responsibilities. This is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and seeks to support the development of courses in different institutional contexts through a structure for networking and sharing ideas and approaches.
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