The state of science in Australian secondary schools

Hackfing,Director, Graduate School;Edith Cowan University,Bradford St. Mount taw!ey, WA 6025, Australiam.hackling@ecu,eolr.a·u :. . ..,' ;-~.The authors of this paper thank the teachers. students and otherparticipants Jor their willing collaboration in thll' research. Thisresearch project was funded by.the Australian FederalGovernment througll the Department of Education, Training andYouth Affairs and was conducted in collaboratioo with theAustralian Science Teache'n, Associatiort: the Australian