Introducing Modern Science into Schools

摘要

Young people in Europe are becoming increasingly disinterested in science at school and are moving away from studying science at university, making it difficult to recruit the engineers and scientists needed to support technology-based economies (1). Several aspects of contemporary science teaching appear to be discouraging students: The pedagogy lacks variety, the quality of teaching is less engaging than for other subjects, and the content often appeals preferentially to male students (2-4).