Science Throws Out the Challenge: What to do For and With Science Education. (April 20, 2013)

The April 19, 2013 issue of Science devotes some dozen articles and an editorial to dissecting and reconstructing science education with the introduction: "Plenty of Challengers for All" by Pamela J. Hines, Jeffrey Mervis, Melissa Mccartney, and Brad Wible.

They open with: "Why should anyone who is not a scientist care about science education? ...In this special issue of Science, we have invited experts to tell us what they think are the most important challenges facing science education."

• News Grand Challenge: Undergraduate Teaching Transformation Is Possible if a University Really Cares
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• Review The Challenge of Education and Learning in the Developing World

  • Michael Kremer,
  • Conner Brannen,
  • and Rachel Glennerster

  Science 19 April 2013: 297-300.
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• Review Understanding Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders Can Improve Education for All

  • Brian Butterworth and
  • Yulia Kovas

  Science 19 April 2013: 300-305.
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• Review Physical and Virtual Laboratories in Science and Engineering Education

  • Ton de Jong,
  • Marcia C. Linn,
  • and Zacharias C. Zacharia

  Science 19 April 2013: 305-308.
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• Review Professional Development for Science Teachers

  • Suzanne M. Wilson

  Science 19 April 2013: 310-313.
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• Review Outside the Pipeline: Reimagining Science Education for Nonscientists

  • Noah Weeth Feinstein,
  • Sue Allen,
  • and Edgar Jenkins

  Science 19 April 2013: 314-317.
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• Review Generating Improvement Through Research and Development in Education Systems

  • M. Suzanne Donovan

  Science 19 April 2013: 317-319.
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• Review Proficiency in Science: Assessment Challenges and Opportunities

  • James W. Pellegrino

  Science 19 April 2013: 320-323.
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• Perspective Teacherpreneurs: A Bold Brand of Teacher Leadership for 21st-Century Teaching and Learning

  • Barnett Berry

  Science 19 April 2013: 309-310.
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• Perspective A Business View on U.S. Education

  • Rick Stephens and
  • Mike Richey

  Science 19 April 2013: 313-314.
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• Editorial EDITORIAL: Prioritizing Science Education

  • Bruce Alberts

  Science 19 April 2013: 249.
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• Education Forum Science Education Opportunities and Challenges in Next Generation Standards

  • E. K. Stage,
  • H. Asturias,
  • T. Cheuk,
  • P. A. Daro,
  • and S. B. Hampton

  Science 19 April 2013: 276-277.
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• Education Forum Science Education Driven by Diversity

  • Joan Ferrini-Mundy

  Science 19 April 2013: 278.
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