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A global dimension to science education in schools

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A global dimension to science education in schools
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Is your science teaching very western-oriented? This free course, A global dimension to science education in schools, is aimed at those teachers who would like to give a more global feeling to their teaching. You will learn how to source scientific articles with a greater emphasis on science and technology beyond the western world and experience how such articles can be incorporated into teaching within the National Curriculum.

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After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand why the global dimension in science is so important
  • understand what contributions have been made to science by ‘non-Western’ scientists
  • deliver the curriculum so as to bring global science to life for students.

First Published: 10/08/2012

Updated: 17/03/2016

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