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Melville, Wayne; Wallace, John – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2007
This study explores teacher professional learning within the workplace context of a science department community. Workplace learning is considered in terms of the construction and flow of information about science, pedagogy and the relationships of science to the wider community. Implications for establishing sound conditions for teacher workplace…
Descriptors: Science Departments, Science Teachers, Professional Development, Teacher Education
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Melville, Wayne; Yaxley, Bevis – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
In this article we investigate the changing context for teacher professional learning potentially afforded by the conceptual change from professional development to professional learning. Using a narrative case study methodology, we utilize the "Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration" developed by Timperley, Wilson, Barrar and Fung (2007) to analyse…
Descriptors: Science Departments, Faculty Development, School Policy, Teaching Methods