Energy Education. Volume I of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Alternatives/Risk Education (Lake Balaton, Hungary, September 7-13, 1989). Volume I.

Overview & Synopsis

The proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Alternatives and Risk Education contains papers which examine science teaching in relation to societal aspects of risk assessment. A challenge for the conference was to show how science education can help students learn the concepts of acceptable and unacceptable risks, leading to rational decision making. Energy education was chosen as a vehicle for answering this challenge. The proceedings are divided into sections on energy education, nuclear education, and risk education. Some of the papers presented include: "Energy Change, Difference and Danger" (Jon Ogborn); "Energy Education for Non-science Majors" (Joseph R. Priest, William H. Rauckhorst); "Microcomputer in Teaching about Energy Conservation" (Jozefina Turlo, Zygmund Turlo); "Student Energy Research Competition" (John FitzGibbons, Joseph Drenchko); "Training Atomic Energy, Aimed at Teachers" (M. Hiroshe et al.); "Nuclear Teacher Training in Hungary" (Kate Papp); "The Public Acceptance of Nuclear Power" (Philippe Berthelot); "Why in the World Should We Teach Statistics?" (Ed Jacobsen); "Risk Perception Studies in Schools" (Joan Solomon); "Acid Rain Monitoring in Schools" (I. Hobinka, M. Riedel, B. Javorszky); and "The Business of Future" (E. Leonard Jossem). The book includes summaries of 15 workshops, and a list of conference participants. (LZ)