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National Association of Scholars, 2024
The author proposes the Curriculum of Liberty, in the spirit of the National Association of Scholars' principles, which will educate American college students toward freedom, the pursuit of truth, and virtuous citizenship, with a double goal in mind. In the short term, Americans must learn the lessons of self-reliance, liberty, and virtue to make…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Academic Freedom
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Eryong Xue; Jian Li – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2024
Understanding the nature of science is conducive to establishing a correct view of science and understanding the connotation of science education and the nature of scientific inquiry. This study aims to contextualize the philosophy of science education from China's perspective. The value, goal, and content of science humanistic education,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education
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Britney L. Jones – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Science education policies and standards have called for educators to teach students about the Nature of Science (NOS) and engage them in Culturally Relevant Science Teaching (CRST), which requires critical shifts away from traditional science teaching. As such, teachers are being asked to possess or take up conceptions of science that challenge…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Scientific Principles, Science Education
McCrevan, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Elementary schools face pressures to substantially increase student achievement in all subjects with limited time in the school day. In particular, science struggles to gain instructional momentum due to many internal and external factors. The school district of Wynne (pseudonym), located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has generational…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Policy, STEM Education, Science Instruction
Heather M. Gerber – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to conduct a critical text analysis of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) policy documents and the resources teachers have access to help them implement these standards into their classroom. NGSS outlines the skills and content needed for students to become proficient in STEM fields. These standards increase the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Standards, Teaching Methods
Yang, Xiaozhe – ECNU Review of Education, 2019
Purpose: This article summarizes recent developments in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Chinese education, paying particular attention to the different applications of AI at a number of different levels. The article reviews key government policies and guidelines and suggests a course for future development. Design/Approach/Methods: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Policy
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Yacoubian, Hagop A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
Scientifically literate citizens must be able to engage in making decisions on science-based social issues. In this paper, I start by showing examples of science curricula and policy documents that capitalise the importance of engaging future citizens in decision-making processes whether at the personal or at the societal levels. I elucidate the…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Democracy, Decision Making, Science Curriculum
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Labudde, Peter – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
In this chapter, eight foci relevant for science educators are presented and illustrated by paradigmatic examples and discussed in two parts. The first part "from science education to practice and authorities" discusses the four foci of: (1) developing concepts for instruction; (2) responding to the needs of schools; (3) connecting…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Science Curriculum
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Oates, Tim – School Science Review, 2014
This article explores the rationale for the 2011-2013 review of the National Curriculum in England, a rationale informed by the work of an Expert Panel chaired by the author. The focus is on the fundamental principles that determine the nature and content of the curriculum. The approach adopted by the review is contrasted with that adopted when…
Descriptors: Science Education, National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Best, Jane; Dunlap, Allison – McREL International, 2014
This policy brief provides an overview of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), discusses policy considerations for adopting or adapting the new standards, and presents examples from states considering or implementing the NGSS. Changing academic standards is a complex process that requires significant investments of time, money, and human…
Descriptors: Science Education, Academic Standards, State Standards, Program Implementation
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Banner, Indira; Donnelly, Jim; Ryder, Jim – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2012
This article uses the concept of "boundary object", first developed within science studies by Star and Griesemer, to analyse curriculum policy implementation. It employs as a vehicle a significant but contested reform of the science curriculum in schools in England from 2006 onwards, drawing empirically on an extended study of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Science Curriculum
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Galamba, Arthur – Science & Education, 2013
This paper scrutinizes the contribution of Romulo de Carvalho to the development of the Portuguese science curriculum, arguing that it was critically informed by his lifetime inclination to the humanities. It focuses on a particular historical event: the 1948 chemistry programme for the secondary school "Liceus". The paper briefly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Educational Policy, Science History
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Abe, Yasumi; Watanabe, Satoshi P. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012
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…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Physics, Science Education
DeBoer, George E., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The goal of this volume of "Research in Science Education" is to examine the relationship between science education policy and practice and the special role that science education researchers play in influencing policy. It has been suggested that the science education research community is isolated from the political process, pays little attention…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Schools of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
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Clothey, Rebecca; Mills, Michelle; Baumgarten, Jacqueline – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
This paper provides a historical overview of globalisation in order to illustrate how globalisation both shapes and is shaped by external forces. The authors use this perspective to generate a dialogue about the science education project "The Case of Sustainability by the Bay", and raise some questions to further the discussion on the impact of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Global Approach, Educational Change, Teacher Educators
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