Balance of scientific literacy themes in science curricula: The case of Lebanon

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-156

  BouJaoude, Saouma ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346739127     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690110066494     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (1989) Science for all Americans (Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science).
2. AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (1993) Benchmarks for Science Literacy (Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science).
3. BETTENCOURT, A. (1989) Scientific literacy: Buzzword, bus-word or problem? Position Paper. ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 325378.
4. BYBEE, R. (1995) Achieving scientific literacy. The Science Teacher, 62 (7), 28-33.
5. BYBEE, R. (1997) Achieving Scientific Literacy (Portsmouth, NH: Heineman).
6. CERD (Centre for Educational Research and Development) (1994) National Educational Plan (Beirut: Centre for Educational Research and Development).
7. CERD (Centre for Educational Research and Development) (1995) New Lebanese Educational Ladder (Beirut: Centre for Educational Research and Development).
8. CHIAPETTA, E., FILLMAN, D. and SETHNA, G. (1991) Procedures for conducting content analysis of science textbooks. Available from the University of Houston, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Houston, TX 77204-5872.
9. CHIAPETTA, E., SETHNA, G. and FILLMAN, D. (1987) Curriculum balance in science textbooks. The Texas Science Teacher, 16(2), 9-12.
10. CHIAPETTA, E., SETHNA, G. and FILLMAN, D. (1993) Do middle school life science textbooks provide a balance of scientific literacy themes? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 30, 787-797.
11. CUSE (Centre of Unified Science Education) (1974) The Dimensions of Scientific Literacy (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University).
12. EISENHART, M., FINKEL, E. and MARION, S. (1996) Creating the conditions for scientific literacy: a re-examination. American Educational Research Journal, 33, 261-295.
13. ETS (Educational Testing Service) (1988) Science Learning Matters: The Science Report Card Interpretive Review (Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service).
14. GOWER, B. (1997) Scientific Method: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction (New York: Routledge).
15. HALLOUN, I. (1993) Lebanese public understanding of science. A survey (Junieh, Lebanon: CREST).
16. HOLMAN, J. (1997) The national curriculum: a golden opportunity for scientific literacy. In W. Graber and C. Bolte (eds) Scientific Literary: An International Symposium (Kiel, Germany: Institut fur die Padagogik der Naturwissebschaften), 275-285.
17. HURD, P. (1985) Science education for a new age: the reform movement. NASSP Bulletin, 9, 83-92.
18. HURD, P. (1994) Technology and the advancement of knowledge in the sciences. The Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society, 14, 125-131.
19. HURD, P. (1998) New minds for a changing world. Science Education, 82, 407-416.
20. JENKINS, E. (1997) Scientific and technological literacy: meanings and rationales. In E. Jenkins (ed.) Innovations in Science and Technology Education Vol. VI (Paris: UNESCO), 1-39.
21. KOBALLA, T., KEMP, A. and EVANS, R. (1997) The spectrum of scientific literacy: an in-depth look at what it means to be scientifically literate. The Science Teacher, 64 (7), 27-31.
22. LEDERMAN, N. and NIESS, M. (1998) Survival of the fittest. School Science and Mathematics, 98 (4), 169-172.
23. MILLER, J. (1989) Scientific literacy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, January, San Francisco, CA.
24. st Century (Jessup, MD: US Department of Education).
25. NRC (National Research Council) (1996) National Science Education Standards (Washington, DC: National Academy Press).
26. NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) (1982) Science technology-society: science education for the 80s. NSTA Position Paper (Washington, D.C.: National Science Teachers Association).
27. NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) (1992) Scope sequence and coordination of secondary school science. Vol 1. The Content Core: A Guide for Curriculum Designers (Washington, DC: NSTA).
28. OGAWA, M. (1998) Under the noble flag of developing scientific and technological literacy. Studies in Science Education, 31, 102-111.
29. SHAMOS, M. (1995) The Myth of Scientific Literacy (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University).
30. SHAPIN, S. (1998) The Scientific Revolution (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press).
31. + Declaration. [Brochure] (Paris, France: UNESCO).