Teaching and Learning about Science and Society - Rilegato

Ziman, John M.

 
9780521232210: Teaching and Learning about Science and Society

Sinossi

'Science, Technology, and Society' - STS - has become a major educational theme.

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Descrizione del libro

'Science, Technology, and Society' - STS - has become a major educational theme. There are many courses in schools, universities and other institutions, dealing with all sorts of topics such as the history of science, energy policy, industrial innovation, technology assessment, Third World development, scientific method, and so on. But what is this subject really about?

Contenuti

Introduction; 1. Science education - for whom?; 2. The hard core of science; 3. Scientism and its manifestations; 4. The social model of academic science; 5. The R & D system; 6. Controversial STS issues; 7. Approaches to STS education; 8. Enlarging science education; 9. Getting STS education established; Index.

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Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521082862 ISBN 13:  9780521082860
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009
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