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ERIC Number: EJ355722
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Working Science into a Liberal Arts Education: "Why, When We Teach, Do We Make It So Dull?"
Hirschorn, Michael W.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n41 p29,30 Jun 24 1987
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has launched a project to find ways to teach science to nonscientists and to determine what constitutes a liberal-arts science education. The effort grew from a Holmes Group recommendation to improve the quality of teacher education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Blue Ribbon Commissions, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Liberal Arts, Nonmajors, Science Education, Teacher Education, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Association for Advancement of Science; Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy; Holmes Group