Bibliographical Information

REQUIRED READINGS

Aikenhead, G. (1992). The integration of STS into science education. Theory into practice, 31 (1), 27-35.

American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1989). Science for All Americans. New York: Oxford University Press.

American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1994). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York: Oxford University Press.

BSCS. (1991). Middle school science and technology (program preview). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Carter, C. (1991). Science-technology-society and access to scientific knowledge. Theory into practice, 30 (4), 273-279.

Hammond, A.L. (Ed.). (1984). Century of the sciences: Twenty discoveries that changed our lives. Science 84, 5 (9).

Hammond, A.L. (Ed.). (1985) The next step: Twenty-five discoveries that could change our lives. Science 85, 6 (9).

Hurd, P.D. (1991). Closing the educational gaps between science, technology, and society. Theory into practice, 30 (4), 251-259.

Kuhn, T. (1970). The structure of scientific revolutions. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Nagasu, N. (1992). What is the STS approach: Historical and practical background. Bulletin of Society of Japan Science Teaching, 33 (2), 78-88.

Spector, B. S. (1989). Empowering teachers: Survival and development. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Spector, B.S. (1990). Community resources for meaningful learning. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Spector, B.S. (1991). Middle school and STS: An ideal match. International Journal of Science Education, 2(3), 20-24.

Spector, B.S. (1993). Order out of chaos: Restructuring schooling to reflect society's paradigm shift. School Science and Mathematics Association, 93 ( 1), 9-19.

Spector, B.S., & Breit, F. (1990). Technology: AV and computers. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Spector, B.S., & Lederman, N. (1990). Science and technology: Human enterprises. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Truxal & Visich. (1989). Monograph Series of the New Liberal Arts Program. Stony Brook, NY: MIT Press and McGraw-Hill.

Yager, R. (1990). The science/technology/society movement in the United States: Its origins, evolution, and rationale. Social Education, 54 (4), 198-201.

 
REQUIRED VIDEOTAPES & LASER DISCS

Cognition & Technology Group at Vanderbilt. (1992, ongoing). The adventures of Jasper Woodberry series, episodes 1-11, [interactive laser disk]. Learning Technology Center, Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University.

Jackson, M., & Kennard, D. (Producers). (1990). Connections [videotape]. New York: Ambrose Video Publishing.

Lynch, J. (Producer). (1995). The day the universe changed. [videotape]. Los Angeles, CA: Churchill Films.

Spelling, Aaron (Executive Producer). (1993). And the band played on: Politics, people, and the AIDS epidemic. New York: Home Box Office.
 

REQUIRED COMPUTER PROGRAMS

American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1994). Benchmarks on Disk, Education and Technology Solutions, Inc.

Chickakly, K. (1992). Stella II: An introduction to systems thinking (version 5.92). High Performance Systems, Inc.

Dockerman, D. (1991). Decisions, Decisions: The environment (version 2.0). Tom Snyder Productions.

Florida Science Framework Project. (1995). Science for All Students, disk version.

Hunter, S., & Stahl, H. (1990). C-Map, (version 1.0) [shareware]. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Department of Education.