Analysis of Nuclear Energy Education in USA : focused on Curriculum and Textbooks

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of nuclear education of United State of America. To fulfill the purpose of this study, I analyzed the National Science Education Standard, Curriculum of California state, Florida state and Texas state. The results were as follows: First, USA students were studying the nuclear energy in the earlier than Korean students. Second, USA textbook had context-centered contents. Third, chemistry as well as physics had nuclear energy contents.