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The Effect of a Science Work Experience Program for Teachers

The Effect of a Science Work Experience Program for Teachers

Frazier, Wendy Michelle

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 3639156196
ISBN13: 9783639156195
Publisher: Blues Kids Of Amer
Published: May 20 2009
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Science Work Experience Programs for Teachers (SWEPTs) provide an opportunity for science teachers to work in research laboratories to experience science as it is practiced in the laboratory setting. Through interviews with teachers and students, classroom observations, and analyses of student work, the lived experience of a cohort of teacher participants in a SWEPT was recorded to describe the effect of program experiences on the classroom environment of teacher participants and student outcomes. Drawing from social cognitive theory, postmodern feminist theory, and science education reform documentation, several dimensions of the classroom environment are examined. Dimensions include participants' perceptions of the importance of technology and technology-related practices; interpersonal relationships with teaching peers, research scientists, and students; and changes in epistemological structure, curriculum, instructional strategies, and classroom practices. Methodological and theoretical implications are identified along with suggestions for refinement of SWEPTs.

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