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Elementary science education underwent a great change since the release of China’s national curriculum reform guidelines in 2001. This chapter reviews the expectations for this reform in Guangzhou and throughout China. It also reports the results of a survey conducted in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou City to reveal the impact of the reform upon science learning and teaching in elementary schools.
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A kind of tertiary education with lower level to university
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Gao, L., Feng, C., Zhan, M., Zheng, X. (2017). Elementary Science Education Reform in Guangzhou: Expectations and Changes. In: Liang, L., Liu, X., Fulmer, G. (eds) Chinese Science Education in the 21st Century: Policy, Practice, and Research. Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9864-8_3
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