ERIC Number: EJ1296302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Health Education Concepts in School Biology Textbooks in the United States and Singapore
Aldossari, Ali Tared
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v17 n5 Article em1961 2021
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.
Descriptors: 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
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Singapore
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