Representations of Nature of Science in School Science Textbooks (eBook, PDF)

A Global Perspective
Redaktion: McDonald, Christine V.; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Bringing together international research on nature of science (NOS) representations in science textbooks, the unique analyses presented in this volume provides a global perspective on NOS from elementary to college level and discusses the practical implications in various regions across the globe. Contributing authors highlight the similarities and differences in NOS representations and provide recommendations for future science textbooks. This comprehensive analysis is a definitive reference work for the field of science education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317307273
• Artikelnr.: 48210377

Autorenporträt

Christine V. McDonald is Senior Lecturer in Science Education, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Australia. Fouad Abd-El-Khalick is Dean and Professor, School of Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1 Representations of Nature of Science in School Science Textbooks
Christine V. McDonald and Fouad Abd-El-Khalick
2 A Longitudinal Analysis of the Extent and Manner of Representations of
Nature of Science in U.S. High School Chemistry, Biology, and Physics
Textbooks
Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Jeremy J. Belarmino, Jeanne L. Brunner, An-Phong Le,
John Y. Myers, Ryan G. Summers, Nader Wahbeh, Noemi Waight, Mindy Waters,
and Ava A. Zeineddin
3 Relationship between Domain-Specific and Domain-General Aspects of Nature
of Science in Science Textbooks
Mansoor Niaz
4 The Portrayal of Nature of Science in Lebanese 9th Grade Science
Textbooks
Saouma BouJaoude, Zoubeida R. Dagher, and Sara Refai
5 Exploring Representations of Nature of Science in Australian Junior
Secondary School Science Textbooks: A Case Study of Genetics
Christine V. McDonald
6 Nature of Science Representations in Greek Secondary School Biology
Textbooks
Kostas Kampourakis
7 Representations of Nature of Science in U.S. Elementary Science Trade
Books
Jeanne L. Brunner and Fouad Abd-El-Khalick
8 Improving Representation of Nature of Science in Textbooks through Action
Research: A Canadian Perspective
Maurice DiGiuseppe
9 An Analysis of the Representation of Nature of Science in a Chemistry
Textbook in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Nizar El-Mehtar and Sahar Alameh
10 An Analysis of South African School Science Textbooks for
Representations of Nature of Science
Umesh Ramnarain
11 Representations of Nature of Science in German School Chemistry
Textbooks
Karl Marniok and Christiane S. Reiners
12 Where to from here? Implications and Future Directions for Research on
Representations of Nature of Science in School Science Textbooks
Christine V. McDonald and Fouad Abd-El-Khalick
List of Contributors