Contributions of the Family Resemblance Approach to Nature of Science in Science Education: A Review of Emergent Research and Development

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Erduran, Sibel
Dagher, Zoubeida R
McDonald, Christine V
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2019
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The emergence of the Family Resemblance Approach (FRA) to nature of science (NOS) has prompted a fresh wave of scholarship embracing this new approach in science education. The FRA provides an ambitious and practical vision for what NOS-enriched science content should aim for and promotes evidence-based practices in science education to support the enactment of such vision. The present article provides an overview of research and development efforts utilizing the FRA and reviews recent empirical studies including those conducted in preservice science teacher education as well as studies utilizing FRA to analyze NOS representations in curriculum documents and textbooks. The article concludes with implications and recommendations for future research and practice.

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Science and Education

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28

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3-May

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Curriculum and pedagogy

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