Identifies and discusses Polish student and teacher priorities of Bybee's 12 environmental problems in two cities in Katowice Province. Provides pertinent background on the Polish educational system. Presents reasons why the current science teaching model must be changed if the science curriculum is to provide more understanding of Bybee's 12…

Describes the programs of 43 responding universities that have specialized content science courses for elementary education majors. Provides contact addresses for each university. (MVL)

Addresses the current professional development techniques of science educators. Questions whether a course in 'Research in Science Teacher Education' is needed at the doctoral level. Determines that doctoral programs need to be aligned with the knowledge base of science teachers. (MVL)

Determines the effects of teaching five university science content/education courses to high school science teachers via computers and modems. Uses instructor interviews and participant surveys to assess attitudes and learning outcomes relative to course delivery, the effectiveness of the electronic medium, and participant/instructor interactions.…

Investigates the teaching beliefs and practices of a research scientist faculty member engaged in Science-Technology-Society (STS) instruction at a major postsecondary institution. Focuses on what large research universities could do to foster quality teaching in courses that satisfied general degree requirements in the natural sciences.…

Conducts an investigation derived from the logico-structural theory of worldview for the purpose of examining the relationship between science interest and variations in the causal universal within college students' worldviews. Concludes that the investigation lends corroboration to the logico-structural theory of worldview and provides a further…

This study is an ex post facto story of critical decisions in which an instructor improved instructional practice and his students (n=104) gained confidence in their ability to make use of a powerful teaching strategy. This action research study concerned improving the quality of a secondary science teaching methods course. (Author/MVL)

Women are still not equally represented in many careers in technology and science. A role model survey was modified and sent by e-mail to a randomly selected set of women in technology. Summarizes the results of the responses to that survey and suggests some implications for teacher and scientific professional planning and instruction. (Author/MVL)

Describes a variety of science resources on the World Wide Web that can be used to enhance the science classroom. Provides a synopsis of each of the 17 websites. (Author/MVL)

Addresses the controversy over teaching evolution in K-12 classrooms. Contends that evolution should be taught in the same way as other scientific theories, as the currently accepted view of the scientific community. (WRM)

Presents current scientific evidence of a possible ancestor of the Homo genus. (WRM)

Discusses ways to recognize attempts by classroom teachers to present anti-evolution materials. (WRM)

Discusses a graduate-level course in mariculture to help students synthesize what they have learned in traditional courses and apply that higher-level understanding in a systematic and explicit way in evaluating complex issues. (Author/CCM)

Recounts experiences as a director of an environmental sciences research program for high school students and director of a teacher research program focusing on composting. (Author/CCM)

Reviews literature that describes the benefits of peer review. Examines the steps for implementing departmental peer review programs. (Author/CCM)