抄録
In Japan, the Courses of Study for elementary school education and lower secondary school education were revised in 2008 and the Course of Study for upper secondary school education was revised in 2009. This paper examines the Courses of Study from the perspective of Scientific Literacy. Since there is no agreed definition of this term, this study is based on some categories typically used to describe Scientific Literacy. This paper also introduces a variety of opinions expressed on Scientific Literacy by some of the members of the Central Council for Education in a series of meetings held for the revision of the Courses of Study.
