Enhancing the Practice of Physics Teachers: Mechanisms for the Generation and Sharing of Knowledge and Understanding in Collaborative Action Research.

Feldman, Allan

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ERIC Number: EJ525160

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308

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Enhancing the Practice of Physics Teachers: Mechanisms for the Generation and Sharing of Knowledge and Understanding in Collaborative Action Research.

Feldman, Allan

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v33 n5 p513-40 May 1996

Examines ways that teachers' knowledge about teaching and their educational situations grow when they are engaged collaboratively with other teachers in inquiry on their own practice. Results indicate that mechanisms for enhancement of normal practice include anecdote telling, trying out ideas, and systematic inquiry. Contains 66 references. (Author/JRH)

Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperation, Inquiry, Interviews, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Observation, Physics, Professional Development, Science Teachers, Secondary Education, Teacher Effectiveness

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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