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Canadian provinces continue to be world leaders in developing science education curricula that emphasize science literacy for all students, constructivist inquiry science teaching approaches, and authentic assessment in science education (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 1997). In Canada, education is the responsibility of the provinces although the national trend is toward increasing cooperation and uniformity of curriculum requirements. Curriculum change is directed by provincial ministries of education through new curriculum documents, which in British Columbia (BC) are called Integrated Resource Programs (IRPs).
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Blades, D.W. (2011). Time and Teacher Control in Curriculum Adoption. In: Yore, L.D., Flier-Keller, E.V.d., Blades, D.W., Pelton, T.W., Zandvliet, D.B. (eds) Pacific CRYSTAL Centre for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Literacy: Lessons Learned. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-506-2_12
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