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Haitian writers have made profound contributions to debates about the converging paths of political and natural histories, yet their reflections on the legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism are often ne...
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Discusses the recent increases in funding to the science and engineering directorate at the National Science Foundation. Credits the resurgence to the United States Congress. Questions how long the rise in the science ed...
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Discusses current activities of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) education directorate, including proposed programs to upgrade science and mathematics teaching at the elementary and junior high school levels. Incl...
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A $400 million-plus measure (H.R. 1310) to improve mathematics and science education is moving rapidly through the House of Representatives. Highlights of the bill and issues related to improving science and mathematics ...
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An MIT report advocates education for postgraduate engineers through a new structure linking universities, industry, and professional organizations. Engineering schools and neighborhood industries are urged to collobrate...
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Compares and contrasts French universities which emphasize research in their science and engineering programs to the prestigious "grandes ecoles" (highly specialized engineering schools) which emphasize theory. Discusses...
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Describes the relatively poor preparation that American students receive in the sciences. Discusses the decline in federal funding of science programs in the public elementary and secondary schools and suggests that reli...
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Summarizes views expressed and issues raised at the National Convocation on Precollege Education in Mathematics and Science and another meeting to establish a coalition of affiliates for science and mathematics education...
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Due to increasing enrollments in engineering programs and shortages of faculty, resources, and finances, Iowa State University has avoided limits on admissions by extending time to earn a degree. (SK)...
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The authors examine the difficulties affecting science and mathematics education in the 1980s and compare the science education efforts of the United States and Soviet countries. Condensed and reprinted from "Science 80,...
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Discusses implications of a new administration report on science and engineering education that warns of immediate shortages of engineers and computer professionals and of a trend toward scientific and technological illi...
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Discusses implications for the Department of Education with the election of Ronald Reagan to the presidency. The future of the National Education Association (NEA) is also discussed, including its hopes for general aid t...
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A citizen's task force appointed by the Department of Energy to study its energy education program has taken DOE sharply to task for not drawing the line between education and propaganda. The task force urged the agency ...
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The ideal of equality of opportunity in education remains elusive, and the nation, by most indices, has lost ground to its economic peers. (DF)...