Analyzes the main events that characterize the development of environmental education in Malta. Focuses on three major evolutionary stages of that development: (1) the awareness stage; (2) the fragmentary stage; and (3) the coordinated stage. Contains 42 references. (DDR)

This paper has two major objectives. The first is to examine a broad "umbrella" goal for school science programs, commonly referred to as "scientific literacy," which has evolved in practice as a way to express a balanced formulation of the several legitimate and competing purposes for teaching science in schools. The second is…

A workshop was organized to: (1) exchange ideas, views, teaching materials, and experiences between all individuals involved in present science education projects; (2) familiarize staff of the Lesotho Science Pre-Entry Course (LESPEC) with the working situation in these types of projects; and (3) start discussions of policy matters related to the…