Promoting Future-Oriented Skills in K–12 Science Curriculum: A Delphi Study of Policy Makers

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Abstract

How science education can promote future-oriented skills has gained increasing interests. Yet, previous research has focused on a narrow group of stakeholders. Little is known about what policy makers perceive as future-oriented skills and how to incorporate them into the curriculum. This study employed the Delphi method by administering questionnaires at three stages over two years and researched a hard-to-reach group of stakeholders. Consensus was established among policy makers in four countries on future competencies, ways to infuse them into instruction and obstacles to curriculum reform. Diverse opinions were transformed into agreed priorities and recommendations for research and policy evaluation on futurizing science education. This study provides a basis on which other stakeholders can engage in the debate meaningfully.

Authors

• Jessica Chan, University of Oxford

• Sibel Erduran, University of Oxford