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This book presents selected conference proceedings from the 25th Biennial Asian Association for Biology Education Conference. It clarifies the differences between the structure of biology education for educators and researchers. It solves open problems by creating a bridge between biological research and its application in education and the sustainable development of communities. The book’s first topic is Biology Education in an X, Y, Z World, which provides ideas for how biology can be taught in innovative ways. The second topic, The Endangered Planet – How can Biology Education Help? discusses how humans depend on other species for survival and how they have the power to cause or to prevent extinctions. The third and final topic, Research in Biology, encompasses the growing wealth of biological information resulting from scientific research, especially in universities. Educators can use these findings to enhance their teaching.
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Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini Daniel Editor
Biology Education and Research in a Changing Planet Selected Papers from the 25th Biennial Asian Association for Biology Education Conference
Biology Education and Research in a Changing Planet
Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini Daniel Editor
Biology Education and Research in a Changing Planet Selected Papers from the 25th Biennial Asian Association for Biology Education Conference
Editor Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini Daniel Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ISBN 978-981-287-523-5 ISBN 978-981-287-524-2 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-524-2
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Foreword
The first Asian Association for Biology Education (AABE) conference was held 48 years ago in 1966 in the city of Manila in the Philippines. It was agreed that the conference will be held every 2 years to share our ideas and find new and more effective ways in relation to biology education. The 7th AABE conference was held at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, in 1978. Thirty six (36) years later it was once again back in Kuala Lumpur. The Living Lab for the Sustainability Sciences, University of Malaya, in collaboration with WWF-Malaysia, was honoured to host this 25th Asian Association for Biology Education Conference which was a jubilee celebration. The members of the AABE come mainly from Asia, namely, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Thailand,