A Comparative Study On Science Education In The Junior And Secondary Schools In United Kingdom And Australia

This thesis tries to present an outline of junior and secondary science education in the United Kingdom and Australia, for the purpose to provide references for the reforms of elementary science education undergoing in China.This research adopts documentary method. It begins with a review of the history of junior and secondary science education in the above mentioned two nations,followed by an analysis of their problems and major reforms taken since the end of the 1980s and features of these reforms.Lastly,some recommendations are talked in view of elementary science education in China.By introducing junior and secondary science education in the United Kingdom and Australia,we may learn from them valuable experiences and methods so to further the reforms of China's elementary science education in aspects such as educational aims,curriculum development,teaching methods and teachers'training.