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ERIC Number: EJ584665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
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Science Education as South Africa's Trojan Horse.
Rogan, John M.; Gray, Brian V.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v36 n3 p373-85 Mar 1999
Presents the story of one nongovernmental organization (NGO) and the role it played in reconceptualizing science education in South Africa. Describes the success of the Science Education Project (SEP) in confronting authoritarian practices of government organizations and those within its own ranks. Science education can become the Trojan horse of any authoritarian system. Contains 17 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Justice, Nongovernmental Organizations, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Values
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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