Science Education Attuned to Social Issues: Challenge for the '80s.

Yager, Robert E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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Science Education Attuned to Social Issues: Challenge for the '80s.

Yager, Robert E.; And Others

Science Teacher, v48 n9 p12-14 Dec 1981

Provides rationale for interdisciplinary science curricula which emphasize decision-making skills. Includes examples of interdisciplinary curricula using an issue-centered approach: Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary School (USMES), Health Activities Program (HAP), Human Sciences Program (HSP), Individualized Science Instructional System (ISIS), and Outdoor Biological Instructional Strategies (OBIS). (JN)

Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Social Problems

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