Health Education Concepts in School Biology Textbooks in the United States and Singapore

Autor/in	Aldossari, Ali Tared
Titel	Health Education Concepts in School Biology Textbooks in the United States and Singapore
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17 (2021) 5, (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Health Education; Biology; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Cultural Differences; Science Education; Diseases; Disease Control; Prevention; Intervention; Environment; Food; Nutrition; Secondary School Science; High Schools; United States; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Biologie; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbuchtext; Kultureller Unterschied; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Disease; Krankheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Umwelt; Lebensmittel; Ernährung; High school; Oberschule; USA; Singapur
Abstract	This study investigates the inclusion of health education concepts in biology textbooks in the United States of America and Singapore. It employs a content analysis methodology to examine biology textbooks, considering the theme as a unit and dividing health concepts into four main fields. The findings for both countries indicate that the field of "diseases and epidemics" occurred most frequently, followed by "disease prevention and treatment," then "environment." Finally, "food and nutrition" occurred least frequently. The overall scores for the textbooks of these two countries, with regard to the inclusion of health concepts, reveal a significant difference in favour of the USA. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends that school textbooks should increase their coverage of health concepts, especially in the fields of the "environment" and "food and nutrition," in order to provide students with more accurate, reliable health information and experiences that are consistent with current needs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01