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The STS Curriculum: What Have We Learned in Twenty Years?
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Cutcliffe, Stephen H. – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1990
Outlined is the status of science-technology-society (STS) education as an academic field of study in the United States. Its success as an academic field and unresolved questions regarding the future of STS are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Science, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Captives of Controversy: The Myth of the Neutral Social Researcher in Contemporary Scientific Controversies.
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Scott, Pam; And Others – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1990
Discussed is the breakdown between researcher and researched in controversies that involve matters of public policy. Presented are three case studies that show how social analysts do become involved in the controversies they are investigating. The implications of this process for theory and practice are addressed. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Epistemology, Higher Education
Cognitive Structures in the Perception of Modern Technologies.
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Daamen, Dancker, D. L.; And Others – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1990
Discussed are the changing attitudes of the public about "technology in general" and how those attitudes can be affected by how the subject is introduced. Eight areas of technology were compared and three technology clusters were generated: automation, nuclear, and reproductive. Included are the method, results, summary, and conclusion. (KR)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, College Science, Higher Education
Barriers against Interdisciplinarity: Implications for Studies of Science, Technology, and Society (STS).
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Bauer, Henry H. – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1990
Discussed are the differences between the natural and social science disciplines and the importance of an interdisciplinary approach by the two groups on the subject of science-technology-society (STS). Included is a list of topics that all educated people should know about STS. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Epistemology, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Mapping Experiment as a Learning Process: How the First Electromagnetic Motor Was Invented.
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Gooding, David – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1990
Introduced is a notation to map out an experiment as an active process in a real-world environment and display the human aspect written out of most narratives. Comparing maps of accounts can show how knowledge-construction depends on narrative reconstruction. Emphasized are nonverbal and procedural aspects of discovery and invention. (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Discovery Processes, Experiments, Higher Education
Ethical Issues in Proprietary Restrictions on Research Results.
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Goldman, Alan H. – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Considers the value issues raised by the commercial ties formed between university scientists and commercial corporations. Presents arguments for and against patents on the results of university research. Compares cases involving an independent inventor, groups of industrial researchers, and university researchers. (ML)
Descriptors: Ethics, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Patents
Innovation and Competition: Conflicts over Intellectual Property Rights in New Technologies.
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Samuelson, Pamela – Science, Technology, & Human Values, 1987
Addresses conditions and concerns involved in accommodating the interests of both innovators of new technologies and the general public. Discusses the tension that exists in intellectual property law between innovators and competitors. Focuses on cases dealing with computer software and semiconductor chip designs, genetically-engineered life…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Science, Ethics, Genetic Engineering