The world of science education : : science education research in Asia / / edited by Yew-Jin Lee.

Each volume in the 7-volume series The World of Science Education reviews research in a key region of the world. These regions include North America, South and Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe and Israel, Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of this Handbook is on sci...

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Superior document:Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education ; 10/4
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam ;, Boston ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education ; 10/4.
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Yew-Jin Lee
  • Introduction / Yew-Jin Lee
  • Science Education in Bangladesh / M. Shahjahan Mian Tapan
  • Science Education Research in Taiwan / Chin-Chung Tsai and Ying-Tien Wu
  • Science Education Research in Singapore: Adapting to the Winds of Change / Aik-Ling Tan
  • Personal Reflection on the Evolution of Secondary School Theories in Chemistry Teaching and Learning in China / Zhixin Liu Liu
  • The Changes in Science Curricula in China After 1976: A Reflective Review / Bing Wei
  • Thai Science Educators’ Visions of Reform: Personal Journeys / Vantipa Roadrangka , Naruemon Yutakom and Deborah Tippins
  • Science Education for Young Children in Taiwan / Yen-Ting Chen , Jyh-Chong Liang , Meng-Lung Lai and Fung-Yuen Chang
  • Qualitative Methods in Asian Science Education Research / Sungwon Hwang and Wolff-Michael Roth
  • Rethinking the Context and Social Foundation of Science Education / Jinwoong Song
  • “Science-Educationizing” Schools / Masakata Ogawa
  • Toward an Expansion of Science Education Through Real-Life Activities in Japan / Katsuhiro Yamazumi
  • Any Language can be the Medium of Instruction of School Science, But... / Ken Kawasaki
  • One Country Two Systems / Benny Hin Wai Yung , Fei Yin Lo , Siu Ling Wong and Dong Sheng Fu
  • Addressing the Challenges of the Assessment Reform in Secondary Science in Hong Kong / May Hung May Cheng
  • A Blow to a Decade of Effort on Promoting Teaching of Nature of Science / Siu Ling Wong , Benny Hin Wai Yung and Maurice Man Wai Cheng
  • Digitizing Scientific Boundaries / Steven J. Zuiker
  • Analysis of Web-Information Searching Behaviors of Taiwanese Students in Science Courses / Gwo-Jen Hwang , Pei-Shan Tsai and Chin-Chung Tsai
  • Development of an Entrepreneurial Science Thinking (EnSciT) Module for Secondary Science Education in Malaysia / Nor Aishah Buang , Lilia Halim , T. Subahan M. Meerah and Kamisah Osman
  • Situating Science Inquiry in a Knowledge Creation Metaphor of Learning / Jennifer Yeo and Yew-Jin Lee
  • Education for Disadvantaged Students in Thailand / Thasaneeya Ratanaroutai
  • Combating Learning Hurdles Arising out of Social Deprivation / Sudhakar C. Agarkar
  • Seeking for Empowerment and Social Justice Through Science Education in Nepal / Bhaskar Upadhyay , Jagdish Chandra Regmi and Uttam Sharma
  • Community Immersion as a Context for Relevant Science Teacher Preparation in the Philippines / Deborah J. Tippins and Vicente C. Handa
  • Index / Yew-Jin Lee.