U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research: Public Education aboutChemicals in Society

该奖项将支持博士之间的合作研究。 加州大学伯克利分校的赫伯特蒂尔和 澳大利亚迪肯大学的大卫詹姆斯博士。 成果 这种合作将是更有效的材料， 教育教师、学生和公众， 化学品以及与使用化学品有关的社会问题 化学品在两国该项目分三个阶段： 第一，调查如何衡量学生学习的内容 在一个社会问题导向的科学课程， 传统科学课程的成果， 第二，分析和比较国家的影响， 实施美国和澳大利亚社会问题导向 科学课程;第三， 总结和计划所取得的成就 为继续合作而开发。 该项目代表了 澳大利亚和美国的科学教育社区。詹姆斯博士 具有应用化学和实施 面向社会问题的科学材料。的 澳大利亚皇家化学学会（RACI），拥有8000名会员 在澳大利亚各地，将作为澳大利亚协调 为进一步发展和实施美国 和澳大利亚的材料。博士，根据 美国国家科学基金会的资助，开发了一套独特的美国材料， 公众理解化学教育计划， （CEPUP），已进行了广泛的实地测试和评估 在美国合作是重要的基础 制定和评估面向社会问题的工作 科学课程在跨文化环境中，并有 网络学校和社区教育工作者的潜力， 生物技术和全球预警等课程。 和澳大利亚

This award will support cooperative research between Dr. Herbert Thier of the University of California at Berkeley and Dr. David James of Deakin University, Australia. The outcome of this cooperation will be more effective materials for educating teachers, students, and the general public about chemicals and the societal issues related to the use of chemical in both countries. The project is in three phases: first, investigation of how one measures what students learn in a societal issue oriented science course that is different from the outcomes of a traditional science course in the two countries; second, analyses and comparisons of the impacts of implementation of U.S. and Australian societal issue oriented science courses; and, third, a cooperative conference at which the accomplishments will be summarized and plans developed for continuing the collaborative effort. The project represents excellent collaboration between the Australian and U.S. science education communities. Dr. James has expertise in applied chemistry and the implementation of societal issue oriented science materials to the public. The Royal Australian Chemical Society (RACI), with 8000 members throughout Australia, will act as the Australian coordinating body for the further development and implemention of the U.S. and Australian materials in both countries. Dr. Their, under NSF funding, has developed a unique set of U.S. materials, the Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program, (CEPUP), which has been extensively field-tested and evaluated in the United States. The cooperation is important fundamental work in developing and evaluating societal issue oriented science courses in a cross-cultural setting, and has the potential to network school and community educators in courses such as biotechnology and global warning in the U.S. and Australia.