不要把责任交给科学界.
1H. Holden Thorp Editor-in-Chief, Science journals.
概括
纽约大学解雇了有机化学教授梅特兰·斯, 这突显了选择性机构的入门科学教育所面临的挑战,
科学领域:
- 高等教育
- 科学教育
- 有机化学
背景情况:
- 纽约大学 (NYU) 的梅特兰·斯教授被解雇引发了争论.
- 斯是一位著名的有机化学教授, 在普林斯顿大学退休后,
- 学生对成绩和课程难度的抱怨导致纽约大学不续约.
研究的目的:
- 分析斯教授被解雇的后果.
- 在选择性学院的入门科学课程中研究更广泛的问题.
- 了解学生对科学感知的影响.
主要方法:
- 在纽约大学对梅特兰·斯的解雇案进行了分析.
- 在科学入门课程中讨论机构对学生反的反应.
- 探索保持严格的学术标准的挑战,同时促进学生的参与.
主要成果:
- 这个案例说明了大学避免围绕入门科学课程进行困难的对话的趋势.
- 学生对具有挑战性的课程不满可能导致对科学的负面看法.
- 纽约大学决定不续签斯的合同,
结论:
- 选择性教育机构在学术严谨性与学生对入门科学期望的平衡方面面临困境.
- 在科学参与的关键时刻, 处理此类案件可能会阻碍学生追求科学.
- 大学需要积极的战略来解决这些问题, 而不是脱离它们.
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