School innovation in science: transformative initiatives in Victorian secondary schools Tytler, Russell and Nakos, Sophie 2003, School innovation in science: transformative initiatives in Victorian secondary schools, Australian science teachers journal, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 18-26. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title School innovation in science: transformative initiatives in Victorian secondary schools Author(s) Tytler, Russell orcid.org/0000-0003-0161-7240 Nakos, Sophie Journal name Australian science teachers journal Volume number 49 Issue number 4 Start page 18 End page 26 Publisher Australian Science Teachers Association Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2003-12 ISSN 0045-0855 Keyword(s) educational innovations science school management & organization primary school facilities Summary The School Innovation in Science intiative is operating in more than 300 schools in Victoria. It has achieved considerable success in transforming science teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools. This paper describes the core elements of SIS, and provides an overview of the different types of initiatives pursued by secondary schools arising out of an action planning process. case studies of initiatives illustrate the richness and range of innovation in schools. It is argued that the SIS model provides the conditions for deep seated change and innovation in schools' science programs. Language eng Field of Research 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002096 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Scientific and Developmental Studies in Education Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 02 Oct 2008, 14:52:27 EST Tue, 21 Apr 2009, 14:12:44 EST Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 14:14:34 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1027 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:15:11 EST

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