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Cultural context of school science teaching and learning in the People's Republic of China
Author(s) -
Gao Lingbiao
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
science education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.209
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1098-237X
pISSN - 0036-8326
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-237x(199801)82:1<1::aid-sce1>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - china , ideology , terminology , context (archaeology) , pedagogy , science education , nature of science , sociology , communism , mathematics education , psychology , social science , political science , politics , linguistics , philosophy , geography , archaeology , law
This article reviews the educational tradition and philosophy of Confucianism, the communist ideology, the psychological characteristics of the Chinese, and the Chinese language as the cultural context of school science teaching and learning in the People's Republic of China. It also discusses some of the cultural influences on the goals of school science courses, the pressure of examinations, the roles of teachers, teachers' conceptions and styles of teaching, students' approaches to learning, and their understanding of scientific terminology. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sci Ed 82: 1–13, 1998.