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This introductory chapter summarizes the research background that motivates this book volume and the broad conceptualizations of literacy adopted by the various contributors within the context of science education. It also provides an overview of the six sections in this book, namely (i) national curriculum and initiatives, (ii) content and language integrated learning (CLIL), (iii) classroom literacy practices, (iv) disciplinary literacy challenges, (v) disciplinary literacy and science inquiry, and (vi) teacher development, and summarizes the contributions within each section.
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Tang, KS., Danielsson, K. (2018). The Expanding Development of Literacy Research in Science Education Around the World. In: Tang, KS., Danielsson, K. (eds) Global Developments in Literacy Research for Science Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69197-8_1
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