Strategy
for educational policy
Consideration of
the ESDC report
Following its second 2-day meeting at the IUPAC Secretariat on 22-23
July 2000, the ad
hoc IUPAC
Education Strategy Development Committee (ESDC) concluded its task
by preparing a report that puts forth recommendations for possible future
directions of IUPAC's activities in chemistry education and the public
appreciation of chemistry.
IUPAC has long had educational programs, both in the scientific Divisions
and in the Committee on Teaching of Chemistry, but they have been somewhat
fragmented. The proposals by the ESDC now provide a framework for developing
an overall strategy for ways by which IUPAC can contribute to chemistry
education in a way that complements the programs of national chemistry
organizations.
Following a recent discussion at the IUPAC Bureau meeting in September
2000, the President has appointed a small working group, headed by IUPAC
Past President Prof. Joshua Jortner, to evaluate the ESDC recommendations
and to determine how they can best be implemented. Help and advice on
how the recommendations can best be implemented will be requested from
National Adhering Organizations, national chemical societies, and other
relevant organizations. National chemistry organizations will clearly
remain in the forefront, but the ESDC report suggests a number of IUPAC
initiatives that could be synergistic with activities in individual
countries.
Comments on the ESDC report should be addressed by email to <[email protected]>
or by mail or fax to the IUPAC Secretariat.
> Download the ESDC
Report (pdf file - 148KB)
> Background
information