TY - CHAP
T1 - An Overview of Science Education in Latin America
AU - Talanquer, Vicente
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This chapter offers an overview of science education in Latin America, considering how public policies, curricula, instruction, assessment, and science teacher preparation have changed in the region in the last six decades. The author also identifies the most relevant trends in science education research in Latin America, highlighting dominant theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. The chapter ends by identifying major challenges that need to be overcome to transform science education in Latin America into a more effective tool for fostering equity and social justice.
AB - This chapter offers an overview of science education in Latin America, considering how public policies, curricula, instruction, assessment, and science teacher preparation have changed in the region in the last six decades. The author also identifies the most relevant trends in science education research in Latin America, highlighting dominant theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. The chapter ends by identifying major challenges that need to be overcome to transform science education in Latin America into a more effective tool for fostering equity and social justice.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85214399043
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-52830-9_1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-52830-9_1
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85214399043
T3 - Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
SP - 3
EP - 21
BT - Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
ER -