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Title: | Some Reflections on the Challenge Facing Science Educators in Fiji | Contributor(s): | Taylor, Neil (author) | Publication Date: | 1997 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23319 | Abstract: | Science and technology are promoted as major contributors to national development (Dunne & Rennie, 1990). Consequently improved science education has been placed high on the agenda of tasks to be tackled in many developing countries (Kahn, 1990), although progress has often been limited. In fact, Elkana (1981) claims that the enormous investment in teaching science in developing countries has basically failed. This rather depressing view is echoed by other authors, for example, Lewin (1990) who comments that although today far more children in developing countries study science than previously, the evidence suggests that the great majority do not master more than a small proportion of the goals set for them. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Practice in Education for Development, 3(2), p. 67-69 | Publisher: | University of Manchester, School of Education | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1355-3097 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130105 Primary Education (excl. Maori) 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy 130103 Higher Education |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930403 School/Institution Policies and Development 930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum 930201 Pedagogy |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Education |
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