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Peer reviewedParkinson, Eric – Science Education International, 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.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum
