"Sciences serving science: Cross-disciplinary issues in mathematics and science education" is the third in a series of biennial international Science and Mathematic Education Conferences (SMEC) that have been hosted by the Centre for the Advancement of Science Teaching and Learning (CASTeL) this September, 11-12th in Dublin. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Breadth versus depth in science curricula
- Transfer of knowledge & skills between disciplines
- Interdisciplinarity & multidisciplinarity
- Subsidiary subjects in science
- Implications for teacher education
