New dimensions in education
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/1
Physics education is a subject that is almost as big as physics itself,
and in some ways it is even more complex. Although the laws of physics
are the same in Belfast, Bologna and Berlin, the way in which physics is
taught in these three cities is very different. Indeed, there are even
major differences in the way that physics is taught in the various
corners of the UK, with students in England and Scotland having very
different experiences of the education system.


Creating better seats of learning
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/2
Derek Raine explains why academic physicists must reconsider their
approach to teaching


Should physics be more elitist?
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/7
Is it best to aim school physics teaching at a talented minority of
specialists? Or should it be made more accessible so that people can
appreciate the role of physics in society? Opening this special section
on education, Mark Ellse argues that physics is an elite activity that
only a few will ever appreciate, while Jonathan Osborne believes that we
should communicate the excitement of physics to all


Challenging the next generation
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/8
Catherine Wilson examines changes to physics education for under-14s in
the UK and Ireland


Science education for the 21st century
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/9
Peter Campbell and Andrew Hunt describe a new model for the school
curriculum that aims to get more 14-16-year-old pupils hooked on science


Back to the future
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/10
Some of the physics now taught in schools is bang up to date. It wasn't
like that when Peter Rodgers sat his A-levels


A PhD is for life
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/11
Changes in training practices could make today's research students
better equipped for their careers after they complete their PhDs


Reforming European education
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/12
The "Bologna process" is not a way of making spaghetti but a plan to
transform higher education across Europe. Gareth Jones and Luigi F Donà
dalle Rose chart the latest progress


Physics education research: the key to student learning (Jan 7)
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/13
Research into the ways in which students learn about physics has lessons
for teachers in schools and universities

Sam Wormley wrote:
New dimensions in education
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/1
Physics education is a subject that is almost as big as physics itself,
and in some ways it is even more complex. Although the laws of physics
are the same in Belfast, Bologna and Berlin, the way in which physics is
taught in these three cities is very different. Indeed, there are even
major differences in the way that physics is taught in the various
corners of the UK, with students in England and Scotland having very
different experiences of the education system.


Creating better seats of learning
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/2
Derek Raine explains why academic physicists must reconsider their
approach to teaching


Should physics be more elitist?
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/7
Is it best to aim school physics teaching at a talented minority of
specialists? Or should it be made more accessible so that people can
appreciate the role of physics in society? Opening this special section
on education, Mark Ellse argues that physics is an elite activity that
only a few will ever appreciate, while Jonathan Osborne believes that we
should communicate the excitement of physics to all

Science _writers_ should have at least ten years of
science, and at most one semester of writing.


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Reforming European education
Ref: http://physicsweb.org/article/world/17/1/12
The "Bologna process" is not a way of making spaghetti but a plan to
transform higher education across Europe. Gareth Jones and Luigi F Donà
dalle Rose chart the latest progress

Oh, boy.

Mark L. Fergerson