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Afterschool Alliance, 2006
The 21st century's information economy is creating more jobs that require not only a college education but also at least some expertise in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, collectively known as STEM. Across the country, schools and communities are finding that the hours after school are particularly conducive to…
Descriptors: Classrooms, Young Adults, Science Projects, Museums
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Foulds, Ken; Gott, Richard – Physics Education, 1988
Develops a teaching scheme for 11-13 year-olds based on different types of investigational practical work. Includes discussion of difficulties in investigations, four types of investigations, and deployment in the curriculum. (YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
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Swetz, Frank J.; Meerah, Tamby Subahan Mohd – Science Education, 1982
Curriculum planning, even in a developed country, is not without problems. Curriculum planners in developing countries are faced with dilemmas at almost every level of decision making. The revision of the Malaysian physics curriculum is detailed in this article. (PB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Integrated Curriculum, Physics
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Fawns, Rod – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1981
Discussed is the question: "If science curricula reflect actions of pressure groups to include or delete certain content, is science a part of a basic, liberal education?" (PB)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Evolution
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. – 1992
This publication introduces and provides a framework for Earth Systems Education (ESE), an effort to establish within U.S. schools more effective programs designed to increase the public's understanding of the Earth system. The publication presents seven "understandings" around which curriculum can be organized and materials selected in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Richmond, Richard F., Comp. – 1981
Presented are student papers from a science curriculum class at the Florida Institute of Technology. Topics of the papers include Outdoor Biological Instructional Strategies, Individualized Instruction, Nonmajor Science Education, Secondary School Remedial Mathematics, Advanced Placement Program, "Biology: Living Systems," public law 94-142,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Biology, College Science, Curriculum Evaluation
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Wilson, Bryan – Studies in Science Education, 1981
Describes the preparation of a bibliographic guide focusing on the research dealing with the cultural context of science and mathematics education. (DS)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Mathematics, College Science, Cultural Influences