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ERIC Number: EJ409277
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Innovation in South African Science Education (Part 2): Factors Influencing the Introduction of Instructional Change.
MacDonald, M. Allyson; Rogan, John M.
Science Education, v74 n1 p119-32 Jan 1990
Described are some of the factors that have influenced the introduction of instructional change into Black South African classrooms. The Science Education Project of the 1980s, teacher uncertainty, pupil expectations, the epistemology of science education, resources, and the image of innovation are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Innovation, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Secondary School Science, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa