Reviewing Science Education Research in Socioculture Perspective
Keywords:
Islam, Western science, indigenous, collateral learning, religionAbstract
In order to ensure that our country is able to provide enough human capital in the future, Malaysia is striving hard to improve the quality of its science education system. Various strategies have been regulated but still, the percentage of students taking science stream keeps dropping each year. Thus, science education scholars need to focus their attention by examining the impact of socioculture factor on students’ interest in science. This article reviews a few socioculture point of views which affect science education progress. It discusses the pros and contras that
arise when modern science that originates from the west clashes with the culture, traditions and beliefs of non-western students. This study is important to ensure that the human capital produced by our education system is capable of competing at the global stage without sacrificing our identity, beliefs and cultural heritage.
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