Chemical Education Journal (CEJ), Vol. 4, No. 1 /Registration No. 4-3/Received February 10, 2000.
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GROWING IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE TEACHERS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Haruo Hosoya

Department of Information Sciences, Ochanomizu University,
Tokyo 112-8610, Japan

E-Mail: hosoya@is.ocha.ac.jp

Abstract: It is stressed that the role of science teachers, in secondary education this changing time, is becoming more and more important for proper guidance to the pupils to open their eyes toward the importance of science, especially chemistry, for the future of the mankind. Discussion is also given to the question, what is the proper way of scientific thinking, which should be taught not only to the pupils but also to non-science teachers.



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