Presidential address : a global perspective on science and technology

The United States is a huge ocean-flanked country that, since World War II, has led the world in the development of science and technology. But other countries are now catching up. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has been a support for the development of American science since the 19th century, but as the rest of the world becomes increasingly relevant, it has chosen to expand its purview to become more of an international friend of science. At the 174th annual meeting of the AAAS, we chose to reflect this new perspective

Learning the 'Grammar of Science': The Influence of a Physical Science Content Course on K-8 Teachers' Understanding of the Nature of Science and Inquiry

This conference paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Montreal, Quebec in April, 2005.The “nature of science” (NOS) typically refers to understanding science as a way of knowing or the values and assumptions inherent in the construction of scientific knowledge (Lederman, 1992). Science education in the U.S. has emphasized understanding NOS most recently as a critical component of scientific literacy within national reform documents including Science for All Americans (AAAS, 1990), Benchmarks for Science Literacy (AAAS, 1993) and the National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996). Despite these emphases, however, Lederman's (1992) review of the research and studies since (e.g., Akerson, Abd-El-Khalick & Lederman, 2000; Bianchini & Colburn, 2000; Schwartz & Lederman, 2002) reveal that teachers generally do not possess informed views of NOS and inquiry. This study examined efforts to improve practicing K-8 teachers' understandings of NOS in the context of a science content course

The I.A.S. Bulletin, v22n1, January 1988

In this issue: --- A Note from the Editor--- Proceedings and Chem Abstracts--- AD HOC Publications Committee Discharged--- AAAS Annual Meeting--- Centennial Meeting--- Reflections--- Natural Resources Workshop for Women--- Laser Laboratory--- Ames Laboratory Recognized--- Soil and Water Conservation Society--- Section Reorganization--- Iowa Academy of Science Nomination for Promotion to Fellow--- The Long Range Planning Committee Asks for Your Ideas--- IAS Planning Questionnaire--- Membership Factshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/ias_bulletin/1026/thumbnail.jp

Iowa Department on Aging Performance Plan, FY2013

Agency Performance Plan, Iowa Department of Elder Affair