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Science as a Foundational Skill: Building Essential Habits of Mind for a Climate-Adaptive Future

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Science skills and habits of mind are the missing elements of the foundational skills package, and their addition to the mix can accelerate education recovery and reform. In the context of climate change, these skills are even more critical. This report makes the case for investment in primary science as a foundational skill set in low-resource contexts.

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Media Type
PDF
Resource Type
White papers
Bodies Of Work
Early Childhood Development and Learning, Elementary and Secondary Education, Capacity Building for Individuals, Organizations, and Systems, STEM
Regions
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East, United States
Authors
EDC
Date
2024
Length
12 pp

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