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Science Education Research in the Sultanate of Oman

The Representation and Diversification of Socio-Cultural Factors and Contexts

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Science Education in the Arab Gulf States

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This chapter sheds light on science education research in Oman. More specifically, it analyses the representation and diversification of socio-cultural factors by science education researchers in Oman. To achieve this goal, a survey study was conducted with 16 science education researchers. They all held PhD degrees and conducted science education research.

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  1. College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    Sulaiman M. Al-balushi

  2. College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    Abdullah K. Ambusaidi

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  1. Exeter University, UK

    Nasser Mansour

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

    Saeed Al-Shamrani

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Al-balushi, S.M., Ambusaidi, A.K. (2015). Science Education Research in the Sultanate of Oman. In: Mansour, N., Al-Shamrani, S. (eds) Science Education in the Arab Gulf States. Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-049-9_2

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