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ERIC Number: EJ421894
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8075
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Science Literacy: The Enemy Is Us.
Pool, Robert
Science, v251 n4991 p266-67 Jan 18 1991
Discussed is the idea that scientific illiteracy among scientists lies at the heart of the problems with undergraduate science education. Included is a description of a science literacy course for nonmajors and a proposed list of the most important ideas underlying science. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Nonmajors, Program Descriptions, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Technology, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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