Publications & Research

Science Literacy For The 21st Century

Stephanie Pace Marshall, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Judith A. Scheppler, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Michael J. Palmisano, The Ball Foundation

Abstract

Presents a collection of essays by prominent scientists, scholars, and educators on ways to transform science education in the United States and promote a more literate society. Edited by Marshall, Palmisano and Scheppler of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, this remarkable collection of forward-looking essays are written by such distinguished scientists and science educators as Stephen J. Gould, Howard Gardner, Lawrence M. Krauss, Mae C. Jemison, and James Trefil.