Editorial: City Science—Filling the Education Vacuum for Our Inner-City Populations

Journal Article | November 1998

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the need for an urban program sponsoring applied research related to the improvement of the lives of city residents.

Case Study: Engaging Students From Underrepresented Populations: The Enduring Legacies Native Cases Initiative

Journal Article | February 2012

This project provies a unique opportunity for a partnership between two state colleges and two tribal Native American colleges. First, the authors developed a collection of interdisciplinary cases. Second they taught…

Providing Pedagogy Education for Aspiring Instructors at Institutions Without Formal Pedagogy Curriculum or Undergraduate Populations

Journal Article | October 2018

This article describes the effectiveness of a Twin Talk Series in which a content expert discusses a pedagogical technique (Take-in) and then volunteers practice the technique (Try-out).

Issues In-Depth: Enough already? Linking science, geography, mathematics, and sociology through population study

Journal Article | June 2008

In several previous Issues In-Depth columns, science topics deeply affected by population size—such as climate change, fuel and agricultural resources, and ecology—have been discussed. In this column, the authors…

Science 101: If Evolution Is Based on “Survival of the Fittest,” Why Do Diseases Such as Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Persist in the Human Population?

Journal Article | January 2018

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue answers the question while discussing genetics and evolution.

Which Elephant Population Would You Protect?

Case Study | October 2019