University of Malta. Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research
Abstract
Global Science Literacy has as its goals to stimulate an interest in
science, represent modern technological goals of science, develop international
understanding, relate science to social needs, and develop thinking and
problem-solving skills for the 21st Century. Such an approach is proposed as
viable on an international basis for conceptual strength in integrated science
courses. Assessment of GSL’s potential in Cyprus serves as an example of
preparations needed and concerns to be addressed if GSL is to become the basis
of the science curriculum. Toward this end, a survey of teachers throughout
Cyprus identified teachers’ priorities for environmental issues and system
science concepts their students should know, the teachers’ knowledge of those
concepts and issues, and their current levels of teaching them. This paper will
discuss the teachers’ relative perceptions of local and global understandings,
Earth systems science, and teacher education issues involved in fostering
Global Science Literacy.peer-reviewe
