Issues and Proposals for the Supply and Demand of Science Teachers

Abstract

Since early in the 1980's country after country has reviewed the structure of its established industries and/or of its emerging prospects for industrialization. Although these reviews have had the primary purpose of relating industrialization to the changing world economy, they have had, at least to some extent, to take account of the new worldwide concern for the health of local, national and the global environments. Without exception, I think, these reviews have concluded that a greater emphasis needs to be placed on achieving more effective science and technology education. Unlike earlier periods, when there was concern about science education in relation to the supply of future scientists and technologists, the concerns of the 1980/90's are also about the scientific and technological literacy of the whole population.