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Title: | Exploiting Curriculum Commonality in Small Island State: Some Strategies for Primary Science Curriculum Development in the South Pacific | Contributor(s): | Taylor, Neil (author) ; Vlaardingerbroek, B (author); Coll, Richard K (author) | Publication Date: | 2003 | DOI: | 10.1023/B:IJMA.0000016849.46266.4c | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3185 | Abstract: | Improving primary science education in the small, developing island nations of the South Pacific is of increasing importance if these countries are to improve the quality of life of their citizens and achieve sustainable economic growth. The education systems in the South Pacific are commonly legacies of old colonial powers and are dominated by external summative examinations that drive a teacher-dominated didactic pedagogy. Changing this situation is likely to be a long-term issue. However, in the short to medium term science education at the primary level would likely benefit from some strategies that are achievable, sustainable and relatively inexpensive when compared with many aid-funded projects. The authors propose a regional approach to curriculum development and the employment of simple readers to deliver science concepts to students through literacy as a means of improving the current situation | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 1(2), p. 157-174 | Publisher: | National Science Council, Taiwan | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1573-1774 1571-0068 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930302 Syllabus and Curriculum Development | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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