Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis

Abdulla Saleh Al Darayseh; Bilal AlHawamdeh

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Abdulla Saleh Al Darayseh ¹ ^* , Bilal AlHawamdeh ¹

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¹ Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This paper presents findings from an analysis of 4^th grade science textbooks used in the United Arab Emirates schools, using an analytical descriptive approach to examine their content in light of the sustainable development goals. The results reveal that the environmental dimension of sustainable development (SD) was the most frequently reflected upon in the textbooks, with an occurrence of 18.5%, followed by the economic dimension (11.7%) and the social dimension (4.9%). While the distribution of sustainability themes varied across the textbooks, all four textbooks included references to SD. However, the researchers find that the distribution of these themes was not even, with some themes being absent in some textbooks while being extensively presented in others. These findings suggest that while sustainability is present in 4^th grade science textbooks, there is room for improvement in ensuring that all three dimensions of SD are adequately covered in these materials.

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science textbooks
sustainable development goals
environmental dimension
economic dimension
social dimension
content analysis

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2024, Volume 20, Issue 1, Article No: em2383

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Al Darayseh, A. S., & AlHawamdeh, B. (2024). Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(1), em2383. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13963

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Al Darayseh AS, AlHawamdeh B. Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2024;20(1):em2383. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13963

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Al Darayseh AS, AlHawamdeh B. Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2024;20(1), em2383. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13963

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Al Darayseh, Abdulla Saleh, and Bilal AlHawamdeh. "Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2024 20 no. 1 (2024): em2383. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13963

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Al Darayseh, A. S., and AlHawamdeh, B. (2024). Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 20(1), em2383. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13963

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Al Darayseh, Abdulla Saleh et al. "Science textbooks as an education resources for sustainability: A content analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 20, no. 1, 2024, em2383. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13963