This edited volume is a state-of-the-art comparison of primary science education across six East-Asian regions; namely, the People¿s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, and Singapore. While news of educational policies, classroom teaching, assessment, and other educational innovations here often surface in the international media, this book brings together for the first time relevant information regarding educational systems and strategies in primary science in East Asia. Above all, it is a readable yet comprehensive survey¿readers would have an accurate sense of what has been accomplished, what has not worked so well, and what remains to be done. Invited experts