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Science Education in Oman

Taking Oman to Better Future

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Science Education in Countries Along the Belt & Road

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The purpose of the present chapter is to give the reader an overview of the current science education research in Oman. The chapter focuses on three main sections as an overview of the country, an overview of the education development, and the current situation of science education. It addresses the emerging technologies in relation to science education including blended education and e-learning developments. The chapter then discusses the requirements for better implementation of science education along with the future strategies to overcome the challenges and issues that facing science teachers in Oman. It concludes by recommending the importance of making greater efforts to instill the twenty-first-century skills in the future graduates of science to enable them to respond to the requirements of the global economic market.

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  1. Ministry of Education, Postal Code 132, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Oman

    Abdullah K. Ambusaidi

  2. College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Postal Code 123, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Oman

    Mohamed A. Shahat & Ali S. Al Musawi

  3. Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

    Mohamed A. Shahat

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  1. Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Ronghuai Huang

  2. Children and Youth Science Center of CAST, Beijing, China

    Bing Xin

  3. Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Ahmed Tlili

  4. Children and Youth Science Center of CAST, Beijing, China

    Feng Yang

  5. Beijing Institute of Education, Beijing, China

    Xiangling Zhang

  6. Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Lixin Zhu

  7. Cultural and Scientific Organization - ALECSO, Arab League Educational, Tunis, Tunisia

    Mohamed Jemni

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Ambusaidi, A.K., Shahat, M.A., Al Musawi, A.S. (2022). Science Education in Oman. In: Huang, R., et al. Science Education in Countries Along the Belt & Road. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6955-2_8

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