Natural Sciences Curricula and their Role in Improving the Quality of Life: Reality and Ambitions | ||
| Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology | ||
| Article 2, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 15-32 PDF (647.14 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jrciet.2021.134630 | ||
| Author | ||
| Prof. Dr. Nahed Abdel-Radi | ||
| A Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education - Minia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract T his paper dealt with the concept of quality of life as it is an important concept that deals with multiple dimensions and aspects. It is one of the global trends in curricula, and one of the essential criteria in measuring the progress of nations as it contains health, educational, technological, environmental, cultural, and political concepts, and expresses the quality of life through the individual's sense of contentment, happiness and psychological security, and their enjoyment of psychological and physical health with the quality of social relations, which helps them achieve their goals, aspirations, and satisfy their needs in the light of commitment to their values, ethics and optimistic views about the future. Natural sciences curricula are among the most important curricula that have a close relationship with the quality of life and which can contribute to its achievement, since its concepts are related to health, living organisms, the interpretation of natural phenomena, global scientific issues, and the sources of the natural environment and how to preserve it. It also contributes to the development of personal values, scientific subjectivity, positive trends, and the development of cooperative work skills while conducting scientific activities in order to achieve good social relations and real citizenship. This enhances the feeling of satisfaction and happiness, and improves the quality of life of learners. The current paper recommended the need to enrich Science curricula with the dimensions and standards of quality of life. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Natural Science Curricula; Improving Quality of Life | ||
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