Some responses to an early draft of a proposed science curriculum warned it would “minimalise science”. But an ...
NZ curriculum refresh: the world faces complex challenges and science ed must reflect that
Long-standing debates about the purpose and focus of a school science curriculum resurfaced last week as New Zealand is refreshing its approach to science education.
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Enrolments in traditional science programmes at New Zealand universities are declining, and fewer 15-year-old New Zealanders see the value of science compared to their international peers.
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