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A Characterization of Astronomy Teacher Professional Development Programs in Chile
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Lara Rodrigues; Stephen M. Pompea; Alejandra Meneses; Maximiliano Montenegro – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2025
Chile is home to most of the world's largest telescopes, and astronomy research is robust in the country. However, astronomy education in Chile is much less mature. As an effort to increase its quality and coverage, more astronomy K-12 teacher professional development (PD) has been offered in Chile in the last decade, but the results of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Astronomy, Faculty Development
Direct and Indirect Opportunities to Learn Astronomy within the Chilean Science Curriculum
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Lara Rodrigues; Alejandra Meneses; Maximiliano Montenegro; Cristián Cortés – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
Astronomy has great potential to attract children toward science and improve their scientific literacy. However, it has a relatively small presence within the school curricula worldwide. In Chile, home of the world's largest telescopes, astronomy is even more relevant in science education, but the presence of astronomical content within the…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Foreign Countries