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Glover, S. R.; Harrison, T. G.; Shallcross, D. E. – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2016
Several UK University Chemistry Departments have former secondary school chemistry teachers employed as School Teacher Fellows (STF) who are heavily involved in outreach work and a range of teaching responsibilities. This study looks at the outreach role from the point of view of several of the STFs; the benefits, and the barriers and how this…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Departments
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Kubitskey, Beth; Rutherford, Sandra; Wylo, Bonnie; Liggit, Peggy – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
In this paper, we discuss how a community of scholars came together to create assessments across science departments for the initial teacher preparation program in secondary science teaching. The steps of the process taken to meet accreditation standards are described, as well as some surprising findings from our road trip down the path of…
Descriptors: Science Departments, Science Instruction, College Faculty, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Gyllenpalm, Jakob; Wickman, Per-Olof – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
This paper examines the use and role of the term "hypothesis" in science teacher education as described by teacher students. Data were collected through focus group interviews conducted at seven occasions with 32 students from six well-known Swedish universities. The theoretical framework is a sociocultural and pragmatist perspective on…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Constructivism (Learning), Scientific Research, Education Courses