New Vision and Challenges in Inquiry-Based Curriculum Change in Singapore

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-311

  Kim, Mijung ^a   Tan, Aik Ling ^b   Talaue, Frederick Toralballa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Curriculum Change; Elementary School; Inquiry Science; Inquiry Based Teaching; Teachers' Ideas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871290016     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2011.636844     Document Type: Article

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