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This chapter deals with Israeli adoption and application of a culture of scientific education that previously existed in the former USSR. It presents the development of an educational initiative that originated among scientists and teachers who had previously taught in Soviet schools for excellence in mathematics and physics.
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Segal-Levit, K. (2003). Transforming the Culture of Scientific Education in Israel. In: Anderson-Levitt, K.M. (eds) Local Meanings, Global Schooling. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403980359_11
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