Primary Science Education in East Asia A Critical Comparison of Systems and Strategies

Synopsis

This edited volume is a state-of-the-art comparison of primary science education across six East-Asian regions; namely, the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, and Singapore. While news of educational policies, classroom teaching, assessment, and other educational innovations here often surface in the international media, this book brings together for the first time relevant information regarding educational systems and strategies in primary science in East Asia. Above all, it is a readable yet comprehensive survey—readers would have an accurate sense of what has been accomplished, what has not worked so well, and what remains to be done. Invited experts in comparative education research and/or science education also provide commentary by discussing common themes across the six regions. These types of critical synoptic reviews add much value by enabling readers to understand broad commonalities and help synthesize what must surely be a bewildering amount of very interesting albeit confusing body of facts, issues, and policies. Education in East Asia holds many lessons (both positive and negative) to offer to the rest of the world to which this volume is a timely contribution to the literature.

Book details

Edition:

1st ed. 2018

Series:

Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education (Book 47)

Author:

Yew-Jin Lee, Jason Tan

ISBN:

9783319971674

Related ISBNs:

9783319971650

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2018-10-22

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2018

Copyright by:

Springer Nature Switzerland AG 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Education, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Psychology, Science