| Abstract: | Between 1986 and 1990 there was a staff and curriculum development initiative between schools in Sweden and the UK based upon the consideration of environmental issues within the 16–19 science curriculum. This cooperation involved teachers and their students from the two countries working together on the planning, implementation and evaluation of joint activities. This paper begins by tracing the origins of this Sweden—UK initiative; it then outlines its purposes and the criteria for the cooperation; describes the activities which occurred and then, through reflections by the participants, explores the outcomes and the lessons learnt. It concludes by setting out a series of tentative guide-lines for teachers involved in such cooperative ventures. |
