Science Literacy for the Twenty-First Century

by Stephanie P. Marshall and Judith A. Scheppler

Book Overview

This outstanding collection of essays - authored by eminent scientists and science educators, including Bruce Alberts, Howard Gardner, Margaret Geller, Stephen Jay Gould, George A. Keyworth, Lawrence M. Krauss, Leon Lederman, Sheila Tobias, and James Trefil - provides suggestions for enhancing science education in the United States and improving the standards of scientific literacy throughout the world.Unfortunately, our educational system is now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591020204
• ISBN13: 9781591020202
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 8.8"