Science-Related Social Issues Survey

Authors

Timothy M. Cooney, University of Northern IowaFollow
Jeffrey Blaga, University of Northern Iowa

Document Type

Article

Abstract

During the past several years, many science-related social issues have been of concern to the people of Iowa. Abortion has been an issue. Protests have been made against the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear generating plant. Evolution and creationism were debated in the state legislature. In addition, arsenic and nitrates have been found in some municipal water supplies. Other technological issues, such as soil conservation and gasohol, have been making headlines. These societal concerns are often of interest to students in our schools. Important and, as of yet, unanswered questions have been posed about how educators will deal with these important topics in their classrooms. We would like to share the results of a survey we made in the fall of 1979.

Publication Date

September 1980

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

17

Issue

2

First Page

22

Last Page

23

Copyright

© Copyright 1980 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Cooney, Timothy M. and Blaga, Jeffrey (1980) "Science-Related Social Issues Survey," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 17: No. 2, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol17/iss2/11