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Chinn, Pauline W. U. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This study reports findings from a 10-day professional development institute on curricular trends involving 19 secondary mathematics and science teachers and administrators from Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, the United States, and People's Republic of China. Participants explored the roles of culture, place, and…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Indigenous Knowledge, Environmental Education, Problem Based Learning
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Dzama, Emmanuel N. N.; Osborne, Jonathan F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Literature reviews and a study conducted in Malawi suggest that poor performance in science among students in developing African countries is caused by the absence of vocational incentives rather than by evidence of a conflict between traditional beliefs and science. Explains that science-performance improvement for students in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Development