Changing the Subject: Innovations in Science, Maths and Technology Education

Change in education is too often a process which enthusiasts, ranging from top policy makers to groups of teachers, plan and drive forward, but in which they all find unexpected pitfalls. Every innovation depends on the commitment of schools and teachers to make it work. But often that commitment is lacking, or is less than total, or it turns to fustration as events develop.
This book is based on a set of stories from teachers and education professionals in thirteen OECD countries. Twenty-t...