Title :
Activism or education? implications for achieving science literacy
Author :
Sneider, Cary I.
Author_Institution :
Museum of Sci., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
The authors discuss the goal of science education in the United States. The meaning of the concept "science literacy" is considered. The emphasis of the discussion is on the Earth and environmental sciences
Keywords :
education; geology; geophysics; teaching; Earth science; United States; activism; education; environmental science; geology; geophysics; remote sensing; science education; science literacy; teaching; Councils; Earth; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Humans; Mathematics; Natural languages; Planets; Resource management; Solar system;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860414
