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1986
The United States-Japan Cooperative Science Program was initiated for the purpose of conducting research and exchanging ideas for the improvement of science education. A seminar was held in Honolulu in 1986 to discuss efforts and future directions of this cooperative program. This paper reviews the outcomes of the seminar in three areas. These…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Shimoda, Koichi, Ed.; Ryu, Tae, Ed. – 1986
Organized by the International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) and the Physics Education Society of Japan, the conference reported here, the first of its kind held in Asia, was designed to inform teachers of results of prior ICPE conferences as well as to explore desirable directions for physics education, and was attended by nearly 450…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Uses in Education, Demonstrations (Educational), Foreign Countries
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Ogawa, Masakata – Science Education, 1995
Argues that a multiscience perspective on science education affords richer implications for reflection and practice than does multiculturalism. Recognizes the existence of various types of science at play in all science classrooms, especially personal science, indigenous science, and Western modern science. Discusses implications for curriculum…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Antonoplos, Daniel P. – 1985
National concern over the serious decline and poor performance of United States students in mathematics and science is reflected in this paper which discusses and compares performances and behavioral characteristics of Japanese students with their United States counterparts and, in some instances, with students from Sweden, Australia, England,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development