Issues in Upper Secondary Science Education: Comparative Perspectives

Author:   B. Vlaardingerbroek ,  Neil Taylor
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137275950


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   06 March 2014
Format:   Hardback
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This book provides a comparative look at key issues that characterize and contextualize upper secondary science education in sixteen countries in Oceania, South America, Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East, incluing links with elementary and early science, final assessment, and the secondary/tertiary education interface.

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Author:   B. Vlaardingerbroek ,  Neil Taylor
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.581kg
ISBN:  

9781137275950


ISBN 10:   1137275952
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   06 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword; Simon McGrath 1. Introduction: The Upper Secondary Tier and the Place of Science Therein; Barend Vlaardingerbroek, Neil Taylor and Terry Lyons 2. Australia; Terry Lyons 3. Brazil; Luis Carlos de Menezes and Regina Cândida Ellero Gualtieri 4. Canada - British Columbia; Todd M. Milford 5. China - Hong Kong SAR; Benny Hin Wai Yung and Kennedy Kam Ho Chan 6. Finland; Jari Lavonen and Pasi Reinikainen 7. Hungary; András Buda 8. Malaysia; Noraini Binti Idris 9. New Zealand; Peter Rawlins, Carrol Walkley and Lone Jorgensen 10. Nigeria; Omaze Anthony Afemikhe and Sylvanus Yakubu Imobekhai 11. Pakistan; Irshad Hussain 12. Scotland; Nicky Souter 13. Sri Lanka; Marie Perera 14. Turkey; Muammer Çalik 15. The Middle East - Egypt, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia; Saouma BouJaoude and Ghada Gholam 16. Reflections on Upper Secondary Science for the Twenty-First Century; Barend Vlaardingerbroek and Neil Taylor

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A variety of authors from countries across the world, and including those from both 'developed' and 'developing' countries, have provided comparative descriptions of upper secondary science education issues, and the context of the whole school systems. For those wishing to review exemplary information from well-informed writers, this book provides a wealth of global data not easily available otherwise. The writers are frank and open about the strengths and challenges in their systems, a welcome approach in these days where competition between nations might have led to 'papering over the cracks'. I strongly recommend that those interested in international comparisons include this book in their reading. - John Oversby, Science Specialist Interest Group Convenor, British Educational Research Association; Chair, Research Specialist Group, Association for Science Education, UK At a time of increasing globalisation, international comparisons between education systems have become ever more important. This volume brings together contributions from 13 countries and one region (the Middle East) to provide a valuable perspective on key issues in upper secondary science. The result is both informative and, in places, quite surprising. This is a book that should be of value to anyone looking to improve their country's secondary science education or to understand how it compares in its organisation to other countries. - Michael J Reiss, Professor, Institute of Education, University of London, UK


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Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham, UK Terry Lyons, University of New England, Australia Luis Carlos de Menezes, University of São Paulo, Brazil Regina Cândida Ellero Gualtieri, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil Todd M. Milford, Griffith University, Australia Benny Hin Wai Yung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Kennedy Kam Ho Chan, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jari Lavonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Pasi Reinikainen, Finnish Education Evaluation Council, Finland András Buda, University of Debrecen, Hungary Noraini Binti Idris, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia Peter Rawlins, Massey University, New Zealand Lone Morris Jorgensen, Massey University, New Zealand Carrol Walkley, Massey University, New Zealand Omaze Anthony Afemikhe, University of Benin, Nigeria Sylvanus Yakubu Imobekhai, University of Benin, Nigeria Irshad Hussain, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan Nicholas Souter, University of Strathclyde, UK Marie Perera, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Muammer Çalik, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey Saouma BouJaoude, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Ghada Gholam, UNESCO (Cairo Office), Egypt

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