Thirteenth Labor: Improving Science Education
Chaisson J. Chaisson, Eric J. Chaisson (Editor), Tae-Chang KimBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Written to explore how we might improve science literacy among future citizens — and generally how we can foster a more humane, globally oriented society - given the technological democracy in which most of us live, this book addresses topics such as the importance of transdisciplinarity in science education, the role of science centers in improving science literacy, and the importance of creating an 'empathetic science'.Seeking innovative approaches to science and education through interdisciplinary cross talk and a suite of new ideas, a score of wise men and women, hailing from different backgrounds and disciplines - scientists, educators, philosophers, diplomats, futurists, theologians, Nobel laureates, businessmen, and high school teachers - have come together in the creation of this thought-provoking book on science education, present and future.
Synopsis
Written to explore how we might improve science literacy among future citizens — and generally how we can foster a more humane, globally oriented society - given the technological democracy in which most of us live, this book addresses topics such as the importance of transdisciplinarity in science education, the role of science centers in improving science literacy, and the importance of creating an 'empathetic science'.
Seeking innovative approaches to science and education through interdisciplinary cross talk and a suite of new ideas, a score of wise men and women, hailing from different backgrounds and disciplines - scientists, educators, philosophers, diplomats, futurists, theologians, Nobel laureates, businessmen, and high school teachers - have come together in the creation of this thought-provoking book on science education, present and future.
Booknews
Working within a framework of general evolution, a deliberately multidisciplinary group of writers consider how to improve science literacy, and more broadly how to foster a more humane society in the context of global technological democracy. The 18 essays discuss such topics as a scienceless society, empathic science, and false experts and valid expertise. The title essay ponders on how Hercules would have approached a task such as weighing the earth's atmosphere. The collection is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)