| The themes of science, technology, and society (STS) and their interrelations are the focus of this study of science teaching in Vietnam. An "environmental approach" was developed and investigated in a chemistry course to further our understanding of the problems and challenges of science curriculum development in Vietnam.;In recent years, the use of the STS curriculum emphasis in teaching has been adopted widely throughout the world. This study represents an early attempt at doing so in Vietnam. The study investigates three aspects of STS education in need of further development and clarification in Vietnam: curriculum, course content, and teaching methods. The environmental approach was developed as a means of addressing all three aspects, aiming to assist students in developing knowledge of, and ability to think critically about, chemistry as it is related to environmental issues, and to develop positive attitudes toward the study of chemistry.;The study focuses on a unit of environmental chemistry that was developed for a class of fifty-one science students (forty-four males and seven females) from five different faculties of the Nhatrang University of Fisheries in Khanh Hoa province. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
