Educational Challenges of Molecular Life Science: Characteristics and Implications for Education and Research

Autor/inn/en	Tibell, Lena A. E.; Rundgren, Carl-Johan
Titel	Educational Challenges of Molecular Life Science: Characteristics and Implications for Education and Research
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 9 (2010) 1, S.25-33 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-7913
DOI	10.1187/cbe.08-09-0055
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Biotechnology; Ethics; Humanities; Science Education; Science Instruction; Intellectual Disciplines; Molecular Biology; Science Curriculum; Scientific Concepts; Genetics; Interdisciplinary Approach; Educational Research; Jargon; Visualization; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Biotechnologie; Ethik; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Molekularbiologie; Humangenetik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Schweden
Abstract	Molecular life science is one of the fastest-growing fields of scientific and technical innovation, and biotechnology has profound effects on many aspects of daily life--often with deep, ethical dimensions. At the same time, the content is inherently complex, highly abstract, and deeply rooted in diverse disciplines ranging from "pure sciences," such as math, chemistry, and physics, through "applied sciences," such as medicine and agriculture, to subjects that are traditionally within the remit of humanities, notably philosophy and ethics. Together, these features pose diverse, important, and exciting challenges for tomorrow's teachers and educational establishments. With backgrounds in molecular life science research and secondary life science teaching, we (Tibell and Rundgren, respectively) bring different experiences, perspectives, concerns, and awareness of these issues. Taking the nature of the discipline as a starting point, we highlight important facets of molecular life science that are both characteristic of the domain and challenging for learning and education. Of these challenges, we focus most detail on content, reasoning difficulties, and communication issues. We also discuss implications for education research and teaching in the molecular life sciences. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10