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Berry, Amanda; Loughran, John; Smith, Kathy; Lindsay, Simon – Research in Science Education, 2009
This paper reports research from a three-year Australian science teacher professional learning project, the Science Teaching and Learning (STaL) Project, in which groups of science teacher participants (across years K-12) worked with academics over a one-year period as teacher researchers. Through reflecting on their experiences within the STaL…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Researchers, Professional Development
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Dawson, Vaille – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
Australia wide, all school systems are in the process of providing teachers with computers and there is an expectation that new teachers will possess the expertise to use them in their teaching. In addition to using computers for basic word processing and data manipulation, early-career science teachers need to be able to use a range of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
Shore, Sue, Ed.; Trenerry, Ruth, Ed.; Coombe, Melanie, Ed. – 2001
This publication presents reports on four small-scale research projects conducted by educators that helped them explore ways of "doing literacy" and "doing literacy research." Focus of the projects was to learn more about how to do research by completing a work-based project related to literacy. "Teaching and Researching…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Battered Women, Community Education, Community Services
Davis, Janelle; Searle, Jean – 2001
This publication presents five reports that represent research conducted by adult educators. "Supporting Adult Educators in Researching Their Practice" (Janelle Davis, Jean Searle) presents results of four action research projects related to developing literacies for disadvantaged groups or groups with special needs. "Towards Mutual…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Culturally Relevant Education
Evertson, Carolyn M., Ed.; Weinstein, Carol S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
Classroom management is a topic of enduring concern for teachers, administrators, and the public. It consistently ranks as the first or second most serious educational problem in the eyes of the general public, and beginning teachers consistently rank it as their most pressing concern during their early teaching years. Management problems continue…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Classroom Communication, Critical Theory