Open AccessInnovative Initiatives: Targeting the Declining Science Enrolments in Ireland
Author(s) -
Veronica McCauley,
Kevin Davison,
Keith Sullivan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new zealand annual review of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1178-3311
pISSN - 1171-3283
DOI - 10.26686/nzaroe.v0i15.1507
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , the republic , task (project management) , political science , relation (database) , economic growth , management , economics , philosophy , linguistics , theology , database , computer science
At a time of economic growth in Ireland, the declining numbers of students enrolling in the sciences is emerging as an educational concern. Using a 2002 Government of Ireland commissioned report on science: The Task Force on the Physical Sciences (TFPS) as a guide, this article examines initiatives aimed at promoting science education in relation to recent social, philosophical, economic and cultural changes in the Republic of Ireland. Shifts in thinking about science teaching and innovative pedagogical strategies at both the secondary and tertiary levels of education are discussed.