Doctoral Thesis

Title - Biology Teaching in Secondary Schools : The historical background, recent developments and the current perspectives of teachers.

The general purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of the evolution of secondary school biology teaching in secondary schools in Singapore. The first research question seeks to develop an understanding of the historical background to the education system in Singapore from the colonial times in 1920 to 1958 with special reference to the development of the teaching of science. The second research question seeks to develop an understanding of the teaching of science, from 1959 until recent times with special reference to the teaching of biology. The third research question seeks to develop an understanding of the issues, which are currently of concern to secondary school biology teachers and the perspectives they have regarding the teaching of biology in Singapore.