The Crisis in High-School Physics Education: Overview of the Problem.

Layman, John W.

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Publication Date: 1983-Sep

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The Crisis in High-School Physics Education: Overview of the Problem.

Layman, John W.

Physics Today, v36 n9 p26-30 Sep 1983

Discusses the current crisis in science education, focusing on declining physics enrollments and physics teacher shortages. Indicates that the present situation is the culmination of a long trend, interrupted only weakly in the sputnik era, and that the state of the economy may provide a new context for examining the issues. (JN)

Descriptors: College Science, Declining Enrollment, Educational Trends, High Schools, Higher Education, Physics, Science Education, Science Education History, Science Teachers, Secondary School Science, Teacher Shortage

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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