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American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), private organization devoted to furthering the work of scientists and improving the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare. The association was founded in 1848; it presently includes some 143,000 individual members, as well as 296 scientific societies, professional organizations, and state and city academies. AAAS actively promotes science education, and many junior academies of science are affiliated with it. Separate sections of the association represent the various physical and biological sciences, as well as many of the social sciences. It publishes the journal Science. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When an American Association for the Advancement of Science study
described science textbooks as "full of disconnected facts that
neither educate nor motivate," there wasn't much the education
community to celebrate. In a rigorous analysis of 12 middle school mathematics textbooks by
the American Association for the Advancement of Science, only four
recently published series received high ratings, while the other more
well-established textbooks were rated as unsatisfactory. Several outspoken researchers--including Leon Lederman, president
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science -- have
charged recently that the United States risks losing its supremacy in
science because Congress isn't giving federal agencies enough money
to fund all the worthy research proposals they receive. |
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