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Science Education in the Arab Gulf States

Visions, Sociocultural Contexts and Challenges

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Nasser Mansour

    1. Exeter University, UK

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  2. Saeed Al-Shamrani

    1. The Excellence Research Center of Science and Mathematics Education (ECSME), King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

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  • The book covers three sections: (1) current practices and challenges in science education in the Arab Gulf states; (2) the science educational reforms and innovations that are being implemented in the Arabian Gulf; and (3) the sociocultural issues that have impact on shaping and reshaping the science education in the Arabian Gulf.

Part of the book series: Cultural Perspectives in Science Education (CHPS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Current Practices and Challenges in Science Education in the Arab Gulf States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Saudi Science Teacher Professional Development

      • Hiya Almazroa, Saeed Al-Shamrani
      Pages 3-21

    3. Science Education Research in the Sultanate of Oman

      • Sulaiman M. Al-balushi, Abdullah K. Ambusaidi
      Pages 23-47

    4. Science Teacher Professional Development Needs in the United Arab Emirates

      • Sufian A. Forawi
      Pages 49-68

  4. The Sociocultural Issues of the Science Education in the Arab Gulf States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Science Education in Saudi Arabia

      • Maher Mohammed Alarfaj
      Pages 155-168

    3. Adopting Western Models of Learning to Teaching Science as a Means of Offering a Better Start at University?

      • Aneta Hayes, Nasser Mansour, Ros Fisher
      Pages 169-188

    4. Science Education in the Sultanate of Oman

      • Abdullah Ambusaidi, Sulaiman Al-Balushi
      Pages 189-203

    5. The Socio-Cultural Contexts of Science Curriculum Reform in the State of Kuwait

      • Ahmad S. Alshammari, Nasser Mansour, Nigel Skinner
      Pages 205-223

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 225-243
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About this book

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.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Exeter University, UK

    Nasser Mansour

  • The Excellence Research Center of Science and Mathematics Education (ECSME), King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

    Saeed Al-Shamrani

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science Education in the Arab Gulf States

  • Book Subtitle: Visions, Sociocultural Contexts and Challenges

  • Editors: Nasser Mansour, Saeed Al-Shamrani

  • Series Title: Cultural Perspectives in Science Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-049-9

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-049-9Published: 27 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Education, general

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