Chemical research, relationship with education

This volume began with a call for improved communication between chemical education researchers and odier chemists. One of the first places where this should occur is in the home institutions and departments of each chemical education researcher. In order for any researcher to be successful and to be fulfilled in his/her work, it is necessary for a good relationship to exist between the individual and his/her department. If good communication and mutual respect are achieved, the relationship can be a fruitful one for bodi the individual researcher and the department as a whole. This chapter will provide an overview of issues to consider and strategies to follow in establishing a fioiitful relationship between a chemical education researcher and the rest of the chemistry community in that person s department. 

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