History of Science Content Analysis of Chinese Science Textbooks from the Perspective of Acculturation

Autor/inn/en	Ma, Yongjun; Wan, Yanlan
Titel	History of Science Content Analysis of Chinese Science Textbooks from the Perspective of Acculturation
Quelle	In: Science & Education, 26 (2017) 6, S.669-690 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0926-7220
DOI	10.1007/s11191-017-9914-2
Schlagwörter	Science History; Science Instruction; Content Analysis; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Acculturation; Editing; Chinese; Comparative Analysis; Interviews; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Inhaltsanalyse; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbuchtext; Akkulturation; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; China; Chinesen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland
Abstract	Based on previous international studies, a content analysis scheme has been designed and used from the perspective of culture to study the history of science (HOS) in science textbooks. Nineteen sets of Chinese science textbooks have been analyzed. It has been found that there are noticeable changes in the quantity, content, layout, presentation, and writing intention of the HOS sections in textbooks from different time periods. What's more, the textbooks aim at presenting the scientific culture and aim to help students understand it better. However, the cultural associations of the HOS in textbooks is insufficient and significant differences exist among textbooks of different subjects. In order to explore the reasons why the presentation of HOS in various subjects is different, we made a specific comparison of curriculum standards of two subjects with great differences and interviewed the editors-in-chief of two textbooks. Results show that one of the most important reasons for the different writings of the HOS in textbooks is that different subject curriculum standards attach greater importance to the HOS. In addition, the attention to the HOS by editors-in-chief, the tradition of studying the HOS within the history of the discipline, and the reference textbooks in compiling textbooks are all important influence factors. Some suggestions for future textbooks compilation are given at the end. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01