Open AccessScience Education - A New Vision and Mission
Author(s) -
Ronald Cristovão de Souza Mascarenhas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mapana journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3303
DOI - 10.12723/mjs.6.3
Subject(s) - alien , science education , science and engineering , field (mathematics) , political science , public relations , mathematics education , engineering ethics , engineering , psychology , law , mathematics , politics , citizenship , pure mathematics
Science education in schools and colleges across the country is facing c crisis. Science is regarded as not only difficult but also alien. irrelevant and boring. This is quite evident the declining enrolment in science at the college level. Added to this with the opening up Of the econorny, there is a greater demand for business administrators and computer-literate individuals. There is also this that career opportunities in engineering and medical field are more lucrative. Consequently, pursuit of science is the last priority Of students. I would like to discuss this problem under two heads.