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Tables of Contents for Science Today
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of contributors
vii
Foreword
xi
Science, People and Schools: An Intrinsic Conflict?
1
8
Ralph Levinson
Jeff Thomas
Part I Views and conflicts
In Praise of Science
9
13
Lewis Wolpert
A Consumer's Guide to Science Punditry
22
13
Henry Bauer
Visions of Embattled Science
35
16
Mary Midgley
Science Wars: My Enemy's Enemy Is - Only Perhaps - My Friend
51
16
Hilary Rose
Part II Democracy and the curriculum
Interest in Science and Public Policy: Some Thoughts
67
4
Tam Dalyell
Science of the Times: A 2020 Vision of Education
71
16
Guy Claxton
Science Education for Democracy: What Can the School Curriculum Achieve?
87
15
Robin Millar
Democracy and Expertise: The Case of Biotechnology Education
102
17
Les Levidow
Part III Science for all?
School Science and its Problems with Scientific Literacy
119
18
Peter Fensham
Towards a Functional Public Understanding of Science
137
14
Edgar Jenkins
School Science and the Future of Scientific Culture
151
12
Joan Solomon
Informed Ambivalence: Changing Attitudes to the Public Understanding of Science
163
12
Jeff Thomas
Part IV Scientists and the public
From Big Bang to Damp Squib?
175
17
Graham Farmelo
Science Through Play
192
14
Richard Gregory
Sharing Science
206
18
Sue Pringle
References
224