Background: Science education reform in Qatar has had limited success. In the Trends in
International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS), Qatari 4th and 8th grade students …

Young people's participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
is a matter of international concern. Studies and careers that require physical sciences and …

Understanding attitudes toward science and measuring them remain two major challenges
for science teaching. This article reviews the concept of attitudes toward science and their …

The objectives of this article were to investigate to which extent and in what ways persons
influence students' choice of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in …

This chapter focuses specifically on the role of art in science education. Its central premise is
that science and art share a common aesthetic element. It discusses the shift from a positivist …

This study focuses on the effects of teachers' attitudes towards teaching about science and
technology on student attitudes towards science and technology. A one‐year longitudinal …

The aim of the present study is to enable future studies into students' attitudes toward
science, and related constructs, by developing and validating an instrument suitable for …

There is a continuing international concern about a decline in the pursuit of post-compulsory
science. One suggested cause concerns the role that young people's narrow perceptions of …

Motivation in science in school is a national issue but is often overlooked in educational
reform (Usher, A., and N. Kober. 2012. Student motivation–An overlooked piece of school …

There is international concern about young people's participation in science. This study
investigated the relevant importance of various issues in 1628 Norwegian upper secondary …