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(2018). Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Teaching Science in a New Zealand Intermediate School. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 43 (6).  \n[http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2018v43n6.3](http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2018v43n6.3)  \nThis Journal Article is posted at Research Online.  \n[http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol43/iss6/3](http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol43/iss6/3)  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nTeachers’ Attitudes Toward Teaching Science in a New Zealand  \nIntermediate School  \nYvonne Ualesi  \nGillian Ward  \nUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand  \nAbstract: Concern has been raised globally that a lack of interest by  \nteachers towards teaching science has a negative impact on the  \nchildren they teach. While attention has been paid to the teacher as a contributing factor to students’ attitudes, less has been written about  \nthe attitudes of teachers. To bridge this gap, the current study  \nexamines six Year 8 teachers’ attitudes towards teaching science in a  \nNew Zealand intermediate school. Biographical data was gathered  \nand individual semi-structured interviews were conducted that  \nexplored the teachers’ attitudes. van Aalderen-Smeets et al.’s (2012) framework, which takes a multidimensional view of attitudes, is used  \nas a lens to examine the attitudes of the participants in the current  \nstudy. In general, the participants had a positive attitude towards  \nteaching science. The dimensions contributing to their positivity or  \nnegativity are discussed. Implications for supporting teachers to teach science through professional learning and development opportunities  \nin order to create positive attitudes to teach science are proposed.  \nIntroduction  \nTeachers’ attitudes towards teaching science are important as they influence their teaching which in turn affects student achievement and interest in science (Crooks, Smith, & Flockton, 2008; Harlen, 1997; Harlen & Holroyd, 1997; Mulholland & Wallace, 1996; van Aalderen-Smeets, Walma van der Molen, & Asma, 2012) . To understand the importance of teachers’ attitudes this article first considers the purpose of science education, we then argue that it is worth examining teachers’ attitudes toward science and discuss a theoretical framework that outlines the construct of attitude. This framework is then used as a lens to examine a group of intermediate school teachers’ attitudes toward teaching science.  \nThe Purpose of Teaching Science  \nThroughout the 1990s and early 2000s there were numerous publications that discussed the purpose, aims, or goals for science education (e.g., Bybee, 1993; Claxton, 1991). More recently the purpose of science education has been outlined in the 2008 report by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2008) . There are two key foci. One is to provide children with knowledge in the science disciplines so they can pursue science at a tertiary level and as a career (OECD, 2008; Osborne, 2007) . The other aspect is to develop students’ scientific literacy so they can participate as citizens whereby they have an understanding of the world around them (OECD, 2008) . It is the latter  \nVol 43, 6, June 2018 35  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \npurpose, that of the development of scientific literacy, that has become the focus of science education internationally.  \nThe aims of science education in the New Zealand Curriculum [NZC](Ministry of Education [MOE], 2007) mirror the goals of the 2008 report by the OECD (2008) . 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