Some subscribers to Phys-L might be interested in a recent
discussion-list post "Reform of STEM Education Requires A Systems
Approach" [Hake (2012)]. The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: Lees Stuntz (2012), executive director of "Creative
Learning Exchange" <http://clexchange.org/> called attention to an
AAAS News Release "Systemic School Reform Necessary for Science
Education Improvements" at <http://bit.ly/xNfuW0>. The release
indicated that improving education in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) would require a new SYSTEMS
APPROACH that "views education as part of a larger, more complex
enterprise that reaches far beyond the classroom." To dig deeper on
"systems thinking" see e.g.: "Over Two-Hundred Annotated References
on Systems Thinking," at <http://bit.ly/9gZdXU> and "Books for
Laypersons on Systems Thinking #2" at <http://bit.ly/npq5oy>.
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"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe."
H. G. Wells (1920) in "The Outline of History"
REFERENCES [All URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on
25 Jan 2012.]
Hake, R.R. 2012. ""Reform of STEM Education Requires A Systems
Approach" online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at
<http://bit.ly/xcv0bR>. Post of 25 Jan 2012 11:12:56-0800 to AERA-L
and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being
transmitted to several discussion lists and are also on my blog
"Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/A25rhg> with a provision for
comments.
Wells, H.G. 1920. "The Outline of History." For a Wikipedia entry
which discusses the interesting history of this treatise see
<http://bit.ly/yCkMjN>. For Amazon.com information on a two volume
set published in 1949 by Garden City Books see
<http://amzn.to/yvpDwU>.