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The purpose of this study was to answer the following questions: (a) What are the theoretical perspectives driving science teacher preparation programs in Lebanon? (b) What are the requirements of Lebanese science teacher preparation programs? and (c) What are the similarities and differences among the variety of science teacher preparation programs offered in Lebanon? Data sources for this study included: official governmental documents and mandates related to teacher preparation; institutional catalogues and syllabi of courses; and interviews with science education professors. Results of the study showed that teacher preparation programs in Lebanon are characterized by: (a) post-graduate programs that prepare secondary teachers with significant amount of science background; (b) three and 4-year programs that prepare elementary classroom teachers or science/mathematics teachers; (c) the absence of university level programs for the preparation of intermediate school science teachers; (d) the requirement of a thesis in many of the programs; (e) a lack of emphasis on field work; and (f) the adoption of an orientation that has some characteristics of the academic and technological orientations to teacher Preparation.
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BouJaoude, S. (2000). Science Teacher Preparation in Lebanon. In: Abell, S.K. (eds) Science Teacher Education. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47222-8_4
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