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This study aims to analyze in depth the current situation and challenges in the reform of the basic curriculum in primary schools in China. It is based on a case study of a Learning by Doing science education experiment carried out in two rural primary schools in an impoverished county in West China.
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Liu, S., Cui, R., Lu, G. (2013). The Challenges of Basic Education Curriculum Change in Rural Primary Schools in West China. In: Kimonen, E., Nevalainen, R. (eds) Transforming Teachers’ Work Globally. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-470-3_7
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