International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) Newsletter, Issue 36

This is the April 1998 issue of the International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) newsletter. It features an article on a long-term collaboration between Makerere University in Uganda and the University of Bergen in Norway aimed at rebuilding science education and research capacity, alongside a reprinted article by Lillian C. McDermott on the emerging field of physics education research and its implications for teaching and learning. The issue also includes a bibliography of recent physics education research publications, announcements of upcoming international conferences, educational web resources, classroom demonstrations on centre of mass concepts, an article on Chinese physics terminology, and an introduction to the ICPE web-based book Connecting Research in Physics Education with Teacher Education. The newsletter concludes with information about ICPE leadership, international activities, and opportunities for engagement across the global physics education community.