Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Science: Educational challenges

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1490-1512

  Jones, M Gail ^a   Blonder, Ron ^b   Gardner, Grant E ^c   Albe, Virginie ^d   Falvo, Michael ^e   Chevrier, Joel ^f  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^f UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Educational program; Informal education; Nanoethics; Nanoscale science; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology; Risks and benefits; Teacher education; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879694387     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2013.771828     Document Type: Article

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