Robert E. Yager is professor emeritus of science education at The University of Iowa, where he also earned two graduate degrees. He has di-rected over 100 National Science Foundation projects and has served as chair for nearly 130 doctoral students. Yager has served as president for seven national professional organizations. He has been involved internationally with special ongoing projects in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey, and Estonia. Yager's research interests and teaching are involved with science, technology, and society (STS), es-pecially in terms of it as an instructional reform effort a...