DOI: 10.1039/B2RP90040H
(Paper)
Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2003, 4, 83-96
RETHINKING THE EDUCATION OF CHEMISTS – THE ODYSSEY IS OVER, TIME FOR ACTION!
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Raymond G. WALLACE*
The Nottingham Trent University, Department of Chemistry & Physics, UK
Received
1st August 2002
, Accepted 4th February 2003
Abstract
Chemistry is a mature discipline with a distinguished pedigree and a long tradition, but times are changing and student numbers in chemistry are declining. The need for a reappraisal of what constitutes chemistry and a chemistry education at the beginning of the new millennium, is apparent. The paper examines some of the current issues surrounding chemistry and chemistry teaching and suggests ways in which we might go forward. A message of vision and imagination, applying a little of the ideals of Zarathustra in the setting of, ‘2001, A Chemistry Odyssey’, is promulgated. [Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.: 2003, 4, 83-96]