> Valuable Lessons - Engaging with the social context of science in schools
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> Teachers think that controversies raised by modern science should be given
> greater consideration in young people’s education, according to research
> published today by the Wellcome Trust. Though many of these science issues
> are raised in science and humanities lessons, teachers do not always feel
> confident about dealing with them.
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> The research report summarises the main findings and key recommendations
> from a research project carried out to identify how to make science
> education more relevant, more socially responsible, more enjoyable and
> ultimately more successful. The research by Ralph Levinson and Sheila
> Turner of the Institute of Education, London, was commissioned by the
> Wellcome Trust. It aims to identify how to support teachers to achieve
> wider scientific literacy amongst all their students. The full text of
> the report is available on the Wellcome Trust site at
> http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/miseducon.html.
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> The Trust intends to use the findings and recommendations, amongst other
> things, to encourage science teachers to draw upon the techniques employed
> by their humanities colleagues in managing class discussion. We also
> intend to provide opportunities for humanities teachers to learn more
> about the science underpinning these issues.
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> Peter Finegold
> Project Manager, Education
> Medicine in Society Programme
> The Wellcome Trust
> 210 Euston Road
> London
> NW1 2BE
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> tel: + 44 (0)20 7611 8334
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