There has been a longstanding interest in the kinds of scientific knowledge that primary science learners must know and be able to do, which comprise the intellectual demands in this subject. These prescriptions chiefly take guidance from national curriculum documents, especially in the form of their learning outcomes (LO) or learning standards.…

This research compared how the scientific literacy-related goals of the current Chinese and Finnish national science curricula at primary school level are actualised using a revised Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) scientific literacy framework in the content analysis of the curricula. The content of the curricula focuses…

Internationally, STEM has become a slogan for organizing new discourses and practices in science education. In the form of a three-act play, we argue that STEM as social engineering orients and organizes school science education curriculum development in directions of scientific innovation and engineering that reinforce and legitimize a neoliberal…

Currently science education is understood not only as education in mathematics, physics and chemistry, but also as an education in informatics. To analyze the current state of informatics education within the tertiary economy and managerial study fields was the aim of the research, the purpose of which was to support curricula innovation in the…

Recent policy debates surrounding Japan's graduate education raise a serious skepticism in the validity of its "research-based" or "learning-by-doing" training approach that these institutions have uniquely established. Proponents of reform suggest drastic restructuring of the graduate programs by replacing the experience-based…

This paper offers a commentary upon a number of recent documents from different countries concerned with the reform of school science education. It identifies and considers in turn four issues drawn from the documents: the way in which science is defined; the reference to science as a whole rather than as discrete disciplines; the nature of…

Gives a summary of the proceedings of the third conference on integrated science education that was held in the Netherlands, in 1978. Lists some of the specific problems that were addressed during the conference. (GA)

The background of contemporary science education in the Philippines, current programs and projects, and results of science education efforts in the Philippines are discussed. (DT)

Describes a study funded by the Science Council of Canada, to evaluate policies and practices of Canadian science education. Objectives of the study were to establish a documented basis for describing the state of Canadian science education, to conduct an historical analysis of science education in Canada, and to stimulate deliberation concerning…

Examines the proposed reforms for the Italian high school mathematics and science curricula. The author proposes a method which guarantees that all students will receive basic mathematics education along with their specialized courses of instruction. Mathematics' usefulness as an analytical tool justifies its inclusion in a basic high school…

Papers delivered at the Scientific Conference of Pedagogical Scholars of Socialist Countries, 1971, deal with the incorporation of current scientific and technological subject matter into school curricula and include a survey of curricula reforms and curricular developments in natural science, mathematics, social and political education, and…

Describes the curriculum development project sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thai government. The purpose of the project is to develop, treat, and implement new courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Physical Science, and Mathematics. Explains the organization of…

Identifies specific content changes in secondary school chemistry courses since 1968 and evaluates the reform in terms of student achievement by each grade level. (AV)

The issue presents 21 articles written from 1977-1978 documenting various aspects of the educational changes which resulted from political changes in late 1976 (specifically, the fall of the gang of four). Articles focus on the state of science education, educational development, objectives, teachers' education, and political influences in Chinese…