Global Perspectives of Nanoscience and Engineering Education
Editors: Winkelmann, Kurt, Bhushan, Bharat (Eds.)
Free Preview- Delivers an up-to-date review of nanotechnology education with a global perspective
- Presents curricula and results of education research from around the world
- Covers postsecondary and informal education in nanoscience
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- About this book
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This book presents the perspectives of nanotechnology educators from around the world. Experts present the pressing challenges of teaching nanoscience and engineering to students in all levels of education, postsecondary and informal environments. The book was inspired by the 2014 NSF workshop for Nanoscience and Engineering Education. Since nanotechnology is a relatively new field, authors present recommendations for designing nanotechnology education programs. The chapters describe methods to teach specific topics, such as probe microscopy, size and scale, and nanomaterial safety, in classrooms around the world. Other chapters describe the ways that organizations like NNIN and the NISE Network have influenced informal nanotechnology education. Information technology plays a growing role in all types of education and several chapters are devoted to describing ways how educators can use online curricula for teaching nanotechnology to students from preschool to graduate school.
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Introduction to Nanotechnology: History, Status, and Importance of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Education
Pages 1-31
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Interdisciplinary Nature of Nanoscience: Implications for Education
Pages 35-81
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The Need for Convergence and Emergence in Twenty-first Century Nano-STEAM+ Educational Ecosystems
Pages 83-115
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What Are the Basic Concepts of Nanoscale Science and Technology (NST) that Should Be Included in NST Educational Programs?
Pages 117-127
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Atomic Force Microscopy Education
Pages 131-169
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Global Perspectives of Nanoscience and Engineering Education
- Editors
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- Kurt Winkelmann
- Bharat Bhushan
- Series Title
- Science Policy Reports
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-31833-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-31833-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-31832-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-81131-4
- Series ISSN
- 2213-1965
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 400
- Number of Illustrations
- 14 b/w illustrations, 72 illustrations in colour
- Topics