1983 Volume 23 Issue 3 Pages 91-99
The author has argued the studies of the Science-Technology-Society (STS) Forcus Group in the part of the Project Synthesis monograph. In the United States, one of the main objectives of the school science education for the'70s has been to structure the science, technology and society issues into the science curriculum. To develop the curriculum reflected this objective, the STS group has engaged in analyzing the objectives of this curriculum. The following the three procedures has besn employed for this study. (1) Defining the desired student outcomes : It was necessary for the STS group to identify and describe specific areas of concern in Goal Cluster Iー IV. In I and II, these areas are Energy, Population, Human Engineering, Enviromental Quality, Utilization of Natural Resources, National Defense and Space, Sociology of Science and Effects of Technological Development. In III, these areas are Background Knowledge, Shifting Knowledge and Continuing Education. In IV, these areas are Career Oppotunities, Career Desisions and Holistic View of Science. (2) Analyzing the current status of STS teaching: The science courses taken by most teachers in upper secondary school has been generally quite theoritical and present much information within narrow disciplinary boundaries. There has been very few courses which attempt to meet the STS goals or areas concern. (3) Recommendations for the preparing the desired students outcome : The recommendations by the STS group are to develop the STS related curriculum, to develop the preservice and inservice teacher education program for preparation of teachers to teach STS related courses effectively, and to establish the National Center for leadership in STS education.
