Enhancing High School Students Attitude towards Science - Thesis Example

the requirement of altering students’ attitudes towards science has become a major preoccupation for educators so that the greater goal of environmental sustainability can be attained. While factors related to social and gender discourse contribute to a large extent in affecting students’ attitude towards science, proper planning and empathetic observation of the situation is required so that an increasing number of students become interested in persuading scientific way according to the principles of Green Chemistry, celebrating the cause of environmental sustainability. This paper aims at reflecting on that to which extent the inclusion of Green Chemistry in the school curriculum and novel methods adopted for such purpose, have contributed to enhancing students’ attitudes toward science.  

Chapter I: Introduction

An Overview of the Background:

            Since the inception of modern scientific advancement, specifically from the 20th century onwards, the term “Green Chemistry” was unknown to scientists, students, and other personnel, who were associated with the various department of scientific functioning and experimentation (Lancaster, 2010, p. 1). The consequences of the Industrial Revolution in England during the 18th century gradually spread throughout Europe and helped science to emerge as an essential part of daily existence. At the same time, it was largely ignored by common people and industries that random utilization of science for the hedonist and utilitarian purposes would largely affect the environmental balance (Goodman, and Chant, 1999). The progress of human civilization, especially in the post-Industrial Revolution era, witnessed a dynamic shift of the human race from an agriculturalist approach to urbanization for the purpose of Industrial expansion. In order to secure an increasing amount of place to develop industries, more torture over the environment commenced - starting from random deforestation to the use of natural fuel resources in the industrial sectors, capable of emitting harmful gases and biohazards and creating a negative impact on the global environmental balance.