Fulfilling the Promise

Committee on High-School Biology Education, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Contents; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Where Are We Now? The Motivation for Change; 5 3. Curricular Goals for the Near Future; 6 4. Impediments to Implementing Curricular Change: Texts, Tests, and Classroom Practice; 7 5. Impediments to Implementing Curricular Change: Training and Support of Teachers; 8 6. Recruiting Scientists, Teachers, Technicians, and Physicians; 9 7. Other Modes and Contexts For Teaching Science; 10 8. Achieving National Goals: Dilemma and Resolution; 11 Executive Summary; 12 References; 13 Appendix A: Principles and Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Precollege Education; 14 Appendix B: NABT Biology Teaching Standards; 15 Appendix C: Standards for the Preparation and Certification of Secondary School Teachers of Science; 16 Appendix D: State Alternative Certification Programs (As of June 1987); 17 Appendix E: Special Science Programs and Schools; 18 Appendix F: Programs Targeted to Women and Members of Minority Groups; 19 Appendix G: Strategies for Implementing Report Recommendations; 20 Committee Members; 21 Index