Title: Education in Chemistry
and the Environment
Coordinator(s): J.D.
Bradley, M.E.
Pestana and K.V. Sane
Remarks: Interaction with Division
of Chemistry and the Environment, ICSU
Completion Date: 1999 - project
completed
Objective:
Creation of the new IUPAC Division indicates the international significance
of this field. In developed countries environmental awareness is
strong in all sectors of the population. However, most people lack
correct knowledge and rely on informal sources of information. This
often leads to negative attitudes towards science. In developing
countries awareness is weaker and there may be tensions between
urgent, local needs and the global environmental concerns of wealthier
populations. In the long term only formal education can provide
the sound knowledge required in both cases. CTC members have access
to educational resources on chemistry and the environment. This
will be collected and disseminated. Workshops will be organised
on every continent and active participation will be sought from
members of the new Division. New publications and teaching resources
will be generated where required. Participation by local teachers
and lecturers in this will be an objective.
Progress:
A package for teaching selected aspects of environmental chemistry
has been designed and field-tested through a series of hands-n workshops.
>Read final report as published in Chem.
Int.
21(2), 46-47, 1999.