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Science Education researchers at University of York are to work with leading space scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock to investigate if human spaceflight inspires school students to take science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.
The £348,000 three-year project, funded by the UK Space Agency and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will focus on British astronaut Tim Peake's mission to the International Space Station (ISS), to be launched at the end of November 2015.
Tim Peake is the first British member of the European Space Agency's astronaut corps, and he will become the first Briton to visit the ISS. As well as delivering invaluable scientific research and cutting edge technology, it is hoped that the programme will boost participation and interest in STEM subjects among school children.
The research will involve gathering views from pupils and teachers from a sample of 30 primary and 30 secondary schools. In addition, perspectives will be gained from space scientists on areas of the industry that may influence students. Participants will be asked their advice on space science resources for use with school students, leading to the production of an overview of those resources. The study, starting in January 2015, will also involve the design of a new instrument to assess school students' attitudes to STEM subjects and to space science.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-01/uoy-dsf012715.php
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Wednesday January 28 2015, @08:31AM
Well, it looks like the world is on its way to one.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Wednesday January 28 2015, @09:40AM
yes...only instead of between countries, it is between a countries so-called "homeland security" and the citizens of the country.