This document contains the final program and abstracts for the 1997 annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Strands of the meeting included "Learning: Students' Conceptions and Conceptual Change"; "Learning: Classroom Contexts and Learner Characteristics"; "Teaching"; "Teacher Education"; "Curriculum, Evaluation, and Assessment"; "Cultural, Social, and Gender Issues"; "Educational Technology"; "History, Philosophy, and Epistemology"; and "Informal Learning". This program also contains general information about NARST including NARST Outstanding Paper Award submissions, an explanation of program session formats, the strand key, publishers' exhibits, information about the 1998 NARST annual meeting, strand coordinators, program proposal assessors, award winners, and the names of various committees and representatives. (JRH)