A Suggested Proposal for Internationalizing Science Curricula at Al-Azhar Secondary Stage in Egypt in Light of the Integration Approach among Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to Achieve the Values of Global Citizenship

Amoosh, Alaa Ahmad Amin Mohamed

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2022.321616

A Suggested Proposal for Internationalizing Science Curricula at Al-Azhar Secondary Stage in Egypt in Light of the Integration Approach among Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to Achieve the Values of Global Citizenship

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Alaa Ahmad Amin Mohamed Amoosh

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Al-Azhar University.

10.21608/jsrep.2022.321616

Abstract

The current research aimed to investigate the status-quo of the internationalization of Chemistry curricula at Al-Azhar secondary stage in Egypt in light of the values of global citizenship, and based on the results of status-quo in presenting a suggested proposal for its internationalization in the light of the integration approach among science, technology, engineering and mathematics to achieve the values of global citizenship. The descriptive survey method was used; the data was collected through a questionnaire to reveal the status-quo of the internationalization of Chemistry curricula at Al-Azhar secondary stage in Egypt in light of the values of global citizenship. The questionnaire consists of (15) questions (each question was followed by 4 alternatives) and was completed by the research sample which consisted of (291) teachers of Chemistry in the secondary stage. The results of the research revealed that (71.3%) believe that the Chemistry curricula at the Al-Azhar secondary stage are local curricula, and do not contribute to achieving the values of global citizenship. In light of the results attained, a suggested proposal was developed for their internationalization.

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