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ERIC Number: EJ588560
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Science, Technology and the National Curriculum for England and Wales: Lost Opportunities for Scientific and Technological Literacy in the Primary School?
Parkinson, Eric
Science Education International, v10 n1 p11-16 Mar 1999
Criticizes the national curriculum in England and Wales for not giving elementary-school teachers the freedom to explore relationships between subjects, especially as they relate to scientific and technological literacy. Argues that teacher education in science and technology and teacher input into curriculum development must also be improved. Contains 22 references. (WRM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Technological Literacy, Technology Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Wales