Prioritizing Science Education

Prioritizing Investment in Medical Education

David P. Wilson, Sally M. Blower We agree with the thesis of Rosen et al. [1] that, despite initiatives such as the World Health Organization’s “3 by 5” program, rationing of HIV/AIDS antiretroviral therapy (ART) will be necessary in the majority of African countries. Diffi cult choices will need to be made, and choices will be constrained due to the limited health infrastructure and lack of qu...

Cognitive Science and Science Education

" The quality of science education, like mathematics education, is a pervasive concern in educational improvement efforts. The cognitive orientation to the teaching of subject matter provides the context for Carey" s discussion of science education. This orientation begins with the idea that to understand something, one must integrate it with already existing knowledge schemata. The paradox of ...

Discovering Indigenous Science: Implications for Science Education

Indigenous science relates to both the science knowledge of long-resident, usually oral culture peoples, as well as the science knowledge of all peoples who as participants in culture are affected by the worldview and relativist interests of their home communities. This article explores aspects of multicultural science and pedagogy and describes a rich and well-documented branch of indigenous s...

Math and science education.

Science and Education Studies

In preclinical studies of antiherpetic drug activity, it was proved that Proteflazid has polypharmacological effects. It blocks DNA polymerase and thymidine kinase in the herpes-infected cells, induces the synthesis of endogenous αand γ-interferons, has an antioxidant activity and provides an apoptosismodulating effect. In clinical practice, the etiopathogenetic drug efficacy of Proteflazid (dr...