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Summary:

The book introduces the development of science education in the Arab Gulf states and presents a critical analysis of current issues and concerns in educational research in science education. The key purpose is to provide some perspectives on the state of science education in Gulf and to share experiences with international scholars about the impact of the innovations and reforms implemented in science education in Arabian Gulf. But Science Education in the Arab Gulf States also intends to present new visions and to make suggestions and recommendations about the contribution of science education to prepare students in the knowledge age. The volume is organised into three main sections. The first section addresses the current practices and challenges in science education in some of the Arab Gulf states. This section sheds critically the light on the challenges and problems that hinder or constrain the implementation of innovations in science education. The second section analyses the science educational reforms and innovations that are being implemented in the Arabian Gulf. This section presents experiences and research with using new approaches to teaching and learning in science classrooms in some of the Arab Gulf states. The third section discusses the socio-cultural issues that have impacted on shaping and reshaping the science education in the Arabian Gulf. This section focuses on exploring the socio-cultural factors that influence engagement and non-engagement in science education. It also explores how socio-cultural issues and contexts guide the reform of science education in the Arabian Gulf and presents various examples of how we can respond to cultural issues.

Table of Contents:

• TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Institutional Support; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Academic Support; THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE ARAB GULF STATES; THE FOCUS OF THE BOOK; AN INTRODUCTION; THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK; Section 1: The Current Practices and Challenges in Science Education in the Arab Gulf States; Section 2: The Reforms and Innovations of Science Education in the Arabian Gulf; Section 3: The Sociocultural Issues of the Science Education in The Arabian Gulf; REFERENCES; PART 1: THE CURRENT PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE ARAB GULF STATES
• 1. SAUDI SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Trends, Practices and Future DirectionsABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SIGNIFICANCE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SAUDI CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION; CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS; A ANALYSIS OF CURRENT PREFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO RECENT TRENDS; 1. Goals of Professional Development Programmes; 2. Content of Professional Development Programmes; 3. Supports for Professional Development Programmes; 4. Approaches for Professional Development Programmes
• 5. Evaluation for Professional Development ProgrammesLESSONS LEARNED FOR SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SAUDI EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM; First Recommendation: Forming a Community of Practice; Second Recommendation: Learning v. Training; Third Recommendation: Reflection Enhancement through Coherent Long-Term Plans; Fourth Recommendation: Understanding Content through Inquiry; Fifth Recommendation: Organizational Support for Teachers; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
• 2. SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN: The Representation and Diversification of Socio-Cultural Factors and ContextsABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH IN OMAN; SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH IN OMAN; METHODOLOGY; Purpose and Research Questions; Participants; Research Instrument; Data Collection and Analysis; RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS; Number of Publications; Research Topic; Research Designs; Research Instruments; Dependent Variables; Students' School Level; Student Gender; Teachers' School Level; Geographical Region; School Location; Statistical Methods
• Research Question 2: How are the results of science education research disseminated to the world?Religion; Gender; Language; Age; Geographical Region; Environment; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; 3. SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Purpose and Rationale of the Chapter; EDUCATION IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; Science Teaching in the UAE; SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; UAE SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS; Science Teachers' Perceptions on Professional Development

Contributors:

Mansour, Nasser , editor

Al-Shamrani, Saeed , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Science education in the Arab Gulf States : visions, sociocultural contexts and challenges (Rotterdam, Netherlands ; Massachusetts, [Massachusetts] ; Taipei, [Taiwan] : Sense Publishers, ©2015; xxi, 243 pages; Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education. Distinguished Contributors ; Volume 4 — ISBN 9789463000475)

Related Series:

Cultural and historical perspectives on science education > Distinguished contributors; volume 4

Subjects:

Science — Study and teaching — Persian Gulf Region

Science — Study and teaching

Persian Gulf Region

Science

General Notes:

Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 7, 2015).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 244 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

Q183.4.P47 S354 2015eb

ISBNs:

9789463000499 (electronic bk.)
9463000496 (electronic bk.)
946300047X [Invalid]
9789463000475 [Invalid]
9463000488 [Invalid]
9789463000482 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Digital Object Identifier: 10.1007/978-94-6300-049-9
[Unknown Type]: 10.1007/978-94-6300-

OCLC Numbers:

908547575