THE SCIENCE TEACHER'S ROLE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

This article examines the role of the science teacher in community development. On the assumption that community development is one of the major functions of education, the science teacher as a member of a professional group shares with all other educators the responsibility of facilitating community development. And as a specialist with understanding and convictions about relevance of the method which characterizes his approach to problems, the science teacher has a responsibility for helping members of the community to develop skill in the methods of science.