Trends in Postsecondary Science in the United States
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 585, S. 124-133
ISSN: 1552-3349
This article deals with trends in postsecondary science in the US. Analysis of the literature indicates that science is undergoing a subtle but steady metamorphosis in higher education as follows: a shift in the research paradigm, the rising tide of commercialism, more stringent human subject research regulations, teaching for a scientific workforce, the instructional technology invasion, pressure to participate in teacher education, ethnic & gender inequalities, a proliferation of research disciplines, & fading public influence. It is time that the university science community comes to the realization that science in higher education, like any other human enterprise, is as good as the people who learn, teach, research, & work in it; &, most important, that the future of science depends on how it is used for the welfare of all mankind. 32 References. [Copyright 2003 Sage Publications, Inc.]