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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0211824
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Facilitating Equitable Science Learning Environments for Multicultural Societies: A Cross-Cultural Study in Australia, Taiwan and South Africa. In our multicultural society, science teachers must be sensitive to the culturally-specific needs of students from different cultural backgrounds. This cross-cultural study in Australia, Taiwan and South Africa aims to assess culturally-sensitive aspects of science classroom learning environments using multiple research methods. This information will be used to explore whether the size of discrepancies between actual and preferred learning environment (1) depends on students' cultural backgrounds and (2) is related to students' a) attitudes b) achievement and c) retention. Finally the study will examine the effectiveness of strategies for creating learning environments that are more suitable for minority students.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2002
End Date: 11-2005
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $95,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Curriculum and Pedagogy | Comparative Education | Multicultural, Intercultural And Cross-Cultural Studies | Curriculum Studies: Science Education
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ethnicity and multiculturalism | Education across cultures | Secondary education |
