Preparing Chemistry Majors for the 21st Century through a Comprehensive One-Semester Course Focused on Professional Preparation, Contemporary Issues, Scientific Communication, and Research Skills

Marteel‐Parrish, Anne E.; Lipchock, J.M.

doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00439

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“…In the chemistry context, they would acquire the knowledge needed in responsible research-based decision making and promoting sustainable development. 14 There has been little research on the societal dimension in chemistry education, but Marteel-Parrish and Lipchock 22 have suggested that understanding the societal role of chemistry is one of the key competencies for the 21 st century.…”

Section: Societal Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…If students don't see the possible career opportunities, it decreases their will to choose chemistry. 23 The vocational perspective can be offered via individual career courses 24 or embedding career planning inside other courses 22 . Also, there is evidence that authentic research-based laboratory experiences support interest in chemistry careers 25 .…”

Section: Vocational Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Relevance of Radiochemistry: Perceptions of Future Radiochemists

2020

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Radiochemistry faces a well-documented training and recruitment crisis. Older radiochemists are retiring, and fewer young people are studying radiochemistry. In turn, this is leading to a shortage in newly qualified radiochemists, as well as a loss of historical knowledge (as know-how is often not passed-on). Here, we analyzed the relevance of the study of radiochemistry in higher education through future radiochemists' perceptions. Our objective was to provide insights into future radiochemists' thinking and provide some clear examples on how to support relevance. A qualitative study was conducted through a research question: What perceptions of relevance do future radiochemists experience about radiochemistry studies and radiochemistry as a field? We used the relevance model of Stuckey et al. (2013) as the relevance framework. This was selected because it offers a comprehensive definition of relevance including individual, societal, and vocational dimensions. The data were gathered from post-graduate radiochemistry students (masters and PhD level) through use of a qualitative questionnaire that was designed using the selected relevance framework. In total, 15 future radiochemists participated in the study. The data were analyzed through theory-based content analysis using the selected relevance framework. According to our data, future radiochemists experience their university study and the chemistry field as being highly relevant.They experienced that radiochemistry topics are interesting (individual relevance), the field has great societal impact through radiopharmaceuticals, energy solutions, and environmental problem-solving

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Section: Societal Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vocational Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

The Relevance of Radiochemistry: Perceptions of Future Radiochemists

2020

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“…At the same time, learners' behaviors will affect the development direction of events, making learning like life and games. On the other hand, teachers can also play a role in the virtual environment and coordinate learning with learners to form a harmonious, interactive and cooperative teaching relationship (Marteel-Parrish and Lipchock, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of environmental education on environmental ethics and literacy based on virtual reality technology

Liu

Zhong-ming

Chen

2019

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Purpose This study aims to propose the corresponding ways and methods to strengthen the environmental moral education based on scientific research methods, rigorous scientific theory and the specific content of environmental moral education. Design/methodology/approach In this study, taking 360 volunteers of Yangtze University, Hubei, as the research samples, the 32-week (3 h per week) experimental research was preceded in this study. Among the 360 distributed copies of questionnaires, 289 copies are valid, with the retrieval rate 80 per cent. Findings The research results show significant correlations between environmental education and environmental ethics; environmental ethics and environmental literacy; and environmental education and environmental literacy. Research limitations/implications The research on the environmental moral education in China was still in the primary stage, and there were few results that can be used for reference. As a result, there was a lack of empirical research in this paper, which needed to be further expanded and improved. Practical implications This study put forward a series of new judgments and new views to solve the problems, which provided a good theoretical basis for the current education and teaching work of the majority of educators and valuable reference for future research on related topics. This study was helpful to further enhance the environmental moral awareness and environmental moral level. Aiming at the problems existing in environmental moral education, this study proposed a series of solutions to make the whole society, schools and families work together for the improvement and development of environmental moral education. Originality/value This study was helpful to promote environmental moral quality and level, promote the harmony between man and nature and form a good habit of environmental protection in the whole society.

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“…Therefore, graduates in all disciplines must be able to confidently and competently use technologyin particular, to assist in processes such as data management and analysis [101]. Explaining computational ideas in the context of biology could be taught authentically utilising bioinformatics methodology as the context; bioinformatics is an important skill utilised by the modern biochemist, and it is recommended to be taught at the undergraduate level [102][103][104][105][106].…”

Section: Technology Skillsmentioning

confidence: 99%