In 1988, most schools in Western Australia adopted a Unit Curriculum structure in the first three years of high school, following piloting of the scheme in seven schools in 1987. The goais of the Unit Curriculum are stated to be excellence, equity, and relevance, and one of its key ...
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the Education Ministry (MoE) should collaborate with stakeholders to reassess the curriculum. Second, it should redefine the role of teachers. Our teachers are imparting knowledge that can be obtained online. Allow teachers to learn, unlearn, relearn, and be mentors and facilitators. The focus shou...
In attempting to answer this question, I will draw on Australian and other examples of alternative science education as pointers to what could,and what could not be, future directions for the mainstream curriculum of science education in Australia and more generally. Slaughter’s (1996) categories...
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Kollmuss (2002) further considers that sustainability education should be infused throughout the undergraduate curriculum. According to Kollmuss (2002, p. 197), An environmental course should be a core requirement for any undergraduate degree. This would have the benefit of educating not just potenti...
Curriculum development efforts should therefore involve the engagement of stakeholders representing diverse perspectives on global science, health systems policy, and clinical practice. Currently, Western priorities and science are at the core of many international medical training programs [6]. The power ...