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Science Education and International Cross-Cultural Reciprocal Learning

Perspectives from the Nature Notes Program

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Editors:
  1. George Zhou

    1. Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

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  2. Yuanrong Li

    1. College of Teacher Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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  3. Jian Luo

    1. Curriculum Innovation Center, Southwest University Affiliated Secondary School, Chongqing, China

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  • Contributes evidence- based reflections on cross cultural learning between schools
  • Presents a unique perspective by focusing on cross-cultural learning in the K-12 level
  • Includes findings from informal and formal learning experiences to diversify the implications for curriculum studies

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • George Zhou, Yuanrong Li
    Pages 1-10

  3. Following the Rhythm of Nature: Wisdom in the 24 Solar Terms and the 12 Constellations

    • Xue Chen, Yanan Liao, Yuanrong Li
    Pages 11-26

  4. Same Seasons, Different Campuses: Setting off the Journey of Nature Notes Program

    • Shijing Guo, Sonia Ho, Qian Yang, Han Deng, Jiang Zeng, George Zhou et al.
    Pages 27-80

  5. Different Cultures, Working Towards the Same Goals

    • Fei Tao, Sonia Ho, Yangxue Ou, Ruihan Wang, Yan Tian, George Zhou et al.
    Pages 81-102

  6. Leading the Way for Students’ Growth

    • Sonia Ho, Jin Mu, Yiling Qi, Liujun Guo, Shijie Deng, George Zhou et al.
    Pages 103-138

  7. Teachers’ Experience and Perceptions of the Program

    • Sonia Ho, Guihua Zhang, Yanhong Mao, Han Yang, Xin Chen, George Zhou et al.
    Pages 139-151

  8. Conclusion and Suggestion

    • George Zhou, Shijing Guo, Banglong Jiang, Sonia Ho
    Pages 153-162

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 163-164
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About this book

This volume draws on findings from the Canada-China Nature Notes Reciprocal Learning Program to explore cross-cultural exchanges in science education in and outside of the classroom. Under the collaborative reciprocity perspective, cross-cultural learning needs to go beyond simple comparison in practices, values, and results and moves to a paradigm that emphasizes a two-way learning process in the context of acting together. Through collaborative work between the international teams and partner schools, the program described in this book shows how collaborative efforts between the two sister schools worked to raise awareness about Chinese farming culture and extend students' outdoor learning experiences. In this book, educators from across the research team share their insights and reflect on the cross-cultural collaborative process and how it impacted the learning experiences of themselves and their students.

Reviews

“This book is highly recommended for those who are interested in cross-cultural education and teaching learning curricula at the primary and secondary school levels based on environmental education. … The book also provides information on the importance of collaboration, so it is highly recommended that this useful Cross-Cultural Nature Notes Programme be adopted by other Eastern and Western countries, not only by China and Canada.” (Amsal Alhayat , Risti Dwi Lestari and Maurra Syifah Wijaya, Australian Journal of Environmental Education, September 5, 2023)

“This book describes an extraordinary reciprocal learning program that fostered significant intercultural learning between and among students and teachers in China and Canada. It affirms the importance of school-based curricula as a way to take Canadian students out of their dominated ethnocentric viewpoint and to more widely inform Chinese students about interdisciplinary ways of understanding science and technology. It tells a story about the challenges, successes, and excitement of doing international collaboration that should lead readers to develop their own reciprocal learning programs.” (Clayton Smith, Professor, University of Windsor, Canada)

“This book is a product of a cross-culture reciprocal learning program between Canada and China. In this book, the readers will learn how students and teachers reflected on the relationship between human beings and nature and gained life aspiration from nature while they worked on their inquiry-based science projects throughclose observations of nature. Through this unique program, the sister school students and teachers learned different natural phenomena and customs of two countries and appreciated the biodiversity and cultural differences. Such an exchange program is a powerful platform for reciprocal learning!” (Changchun Lin, Professor, Chongqing Normal University, China)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

    George Zhou

  • College of Teacher Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

    Yuanrong Li

  • Curriculum Innovation Center, Southwest University Affiliated Secondary School, Chongqing, China

    Jian Luo

About the editors

George Zhou is Professor in the Faculty of Education in University of Windsor, Canada.
 
Yuanrong Li is Professor in the College of Teacher Education in Southwest University, China.
 
Jian Luo is a senior science teacher at Southwest University Affiliated Secondary School, China.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science Education and International Cross-Cultural Reciprocal Learning

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives from the Nature Notes Program

  • Editors: George Zhou, Yuanrong Li, Jian Luo

  • Series Title: Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17157-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17156-7Published: 26 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17159-8Published: 26 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17157-4Published: 25 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2946-417X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-4188

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 164

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: International and Comparative Education, Science Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies

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