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Direct linkDempster, Edith R. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
This article explores the recontextualization of science in the Malawi Standard 6 syllabus for science and technology. It illustrates how relations of power and social control are enacted, using Bernstein's concepts of classification and vertical and horizontal discourse. The syllabus incorporates five 'disciplines': science, technology, health,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Course Descriptions, Indigenous Knowledge
Collins, Robert – Primary Science, 2013
Interconnectedness changes lives. It can even save lives. Recently the author got to witness and be part of something in his role as a teacher of primary science that has changed lives: it may even have saved lives. It involved primary science teaching--and the climate. Robert Collins describes how it is all interconnected. The "Toilet…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation
Nkaonja, Maria I. – 1982
This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the UNESCO Primary Science Project being piloted in Grade 5 in selected Malawi schools. Specific objectives included determining: (1) differences in performance and attitudes between students following the UNESCO program and students following the old primary science program and (2) problems…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
