In the 1930s the question of science education for all young people was again raised. In 1932,
the executive board of the Progressive Education Association appointed a committee to explore
“the needs of young people in the democratic society of America today.” After 6 years of study
and debate the science committee proposed goals for science teaching in terms of the impact of
science on social progress, cultural patterns, and the life of the individual. The committee proposed a science curriculum based on the basic aspects of living: (1) personal living; (2) immediate personal–social relationships; (3) social–civic relationships; and (4) economic relationships (Report of the Committee on the Function of Science in General Education, 1937, p. 27).