Representations of Nature of Science in School Science Textbooks

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.

• Preface1 Representations of Nature of Science in School Science TextbooksChristine V. McDonald and Fouad Abd-El-Khalick2 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. Zeineddin3 Relationship between Domain-Specific and Domain-General Aspects of Nature of Science in Science TextbooksMansoor Niaz4 The Portrayal of Nature of Science in Lebanese 9th Grade Science TextbooksSaouma BouJaoude, Zoubeida R. Dagher, and Sara Refai5 Exploring Representations of Nature of Science in Australian Junior Secondary School Science Textbooks: A Case Study of GeneticsChristine V. McDonald6 Nature of Science Representations in Greek Secondary School Biology TextbooksKostas Kampourakis7 Representations of Nature of Science in U.S. Elementary Science Trade BooksJeanne L. Brunner and Fouad Abd-El-Khalick8 Improving Representation of Nature of Science in Textbooks through Action Research: A Canadian PerspectiveMaurice DiGiuseppe9 An Analysis of the Representation of Nature of Science in a Chemistry Textbook in the International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgramNizar El-Mehtar and Sahar Alameh10 An Analysis of South African School Science Textbooks for Representations of Nature of ScienceUmesh Ramnarain11 Representations of Nature of Science in German School Chemistry TextbooksKarl Marniok and Christiane S. Reiners12 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-KhalickList of Contributors

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