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Rinke, Carol R. – Science Education, 2009
This article reports on a research study investigating the career decision-making processes of urban science teachers as one element central to understanding the high rates of attrition in the field. Using a longitudinal, prospective, context- and subject-specific approach, this study followed the career decisions of case study teachers over a…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Urban Teaching, Career Development, Decision Making
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Kanter, David E.; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – Science Education, 2010
Project-based science (PBS) curricula have project- and inquiry-based aspects that leverage the strengths of urban students from ethnic and racial groups underrepresented in science careers, potentially impacting positively these students' science achievement and attitudes and thus their college and career plans. We aimed to determine the extent…
Descriptors: Science Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Inquiry