Teachers' Learning: Stories of Science Education

by J. Wallace, W. Louden

Overview

Teachers' Learning: Stories of Science Education is aimed at science educators who wish for a deeper understanding of how teachers learn to teach science and the role of stories in reporting science education research. It is a fascinating look at the knowledge teachers have and use, how context influences teachers' work, and the role of reflection and collaboration in teachers' learning.
At the core of each chapter is a story or group of stories written by or about teachers. These stories serve as a form of data to build a set of arguments about how science teachers grow and the possibilities for change in teaching. This book is designed for all those involved in the science teaching enterprise. Pre-service teachers, graduate students and science education researchers are invited to utilise both the findings about teachers' learning and the research processes employed to develop those findings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306472183
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/11/2005
Series:	Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education , #7
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	276 KB

Table of Contents

1. Stories and Science.- Teaching.- 2. Knowing and Teaching: Johanna.- 3. Tradition and Change: David.- 4. Subject Matter and Milieu: Mr Ward.- 5. Multiple Realities: Ms Horton.- Reflection.- 6. Cases and Commentaries: Gerald.- 7. Interests and Forms: Johanna.- Collaboration.- 8. Working Together: Amanda and Geoff.- 9. Ethics and Research: Malcolm.- Conclusion.- Teachers’s Learning and the Possibility of Change.

Editorial Reviews

Stories written by or about real-life teachers serve as a form of data to build a set of arguments about how science teachers grow and the possibilities for change in teaching. Looks at knowledge teachers have and use, how context influences teachers' work, and the role of reflection and collaboration in teachers' learning. Of interest to science educators wanting an understanding of how teachers learn to teach science and the role of stories in reporting education research. Wallace is affiliated with Curtin University of Technology, Australia. Louden is affiliated with Edith Cowan University, Australia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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