Publication year: 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-71532-2
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This open access book provides a significant and timely investigation into the impacts that globalization has exerted on science curricula in a diverse range of countries using extensive data sets collected by the IEA between 1995 and 2015. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, this book considers the extent to which there have been changes to the intended and implemented science curricula in different countries over the last 20 years. Consideration is then given as to whether science curricula are becoming increasingly similar across countries over time. Finally the issue of whether the basis of an international core curriculum can be identified is addressed.
Subject: Open Access, Globalization, Science education, Science curricula, Large scale international assessments, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey, TIMSS, Policy borrowing, Curriculum reform, IEA Research for Education