A brief outline of the Australian educational system, emphasizing the organization of science education in the various states, provides the framework for a description of the origin, role, and function of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) established jointly in 1969 by the Federal and State governments. The aims of the project, all…

Describes the establishment and activities of a nationwide cooperative science program designed for grade 7 through grade 10 on the basis of inquiry learning, environmental approach, and Piaget's findings. Includes information about tentative titles, free materials, and publication schedules. (CC)

British science curriculum improvement projects on the elementary and secondary school levels are reviewed in this volume to indicate their implications for the development of second-generation programs in the United States. Included in the British second-generation program category are: the Scottish integrated courses, Nuffield combined science,…