Redesigning science teacher education to reflect the nature of contemporary science Tytler, Russell and Symington, David 2006, Redesigning science teacher education to reflect the nature of contemporary science, in NARST 2006 : National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference 2006, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, Md., pp. 1-12. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads tytler-redesigningscience-2006-1.pdf Published version application/pdf 387.27KB 156 Title Redesigning science teacher education to reflect the nature of contemporary science Author(s) Tytler, Russell orcid.org/0000-0003-0161-7240 Symington, David Conference name National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Conference (2006 : San Francisco, California) Conference location San Francisco, California Conference dates April 2006 Title of proceedings NARST 2006 : National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference 2006 Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2006 Conference series National Association for Research in Science Teaching Conference Start page 1 End page 12 Publisher National Association for Research in Science Teaching Place of publication Baltimore, Md. Summary Evidence that many students are not being captivated by school science has led to advocacy of revising the science curriculum. However, there need to be accompanying changes in science teacher education. This study is designed to lay foundations for innovation in the pre-service education of secondary science teachers, involving a reconceptualisation of the nature of contemporary science and a course structure that links science teaching with broader science public reform initiatives. We held a series of Focus Groups, built around Government Research Priority areas, which brought together people from industry, government, research organisations, and community groups involved in science and its applications. In the groups the participants discussed how science currently operates in their area, ways in which the area will develop in the coming decade, and what implications there are for the nation and its citizens and for science education. What emerged was a concern for public responses to science at a range of levels, and a very different view of science practice and community involvement with science to that represented in current university and school science courses. This was confirmed in interviews with science graduates working in disparate fields, and also focus groups of school students. The paper will report on the insights generated, and explore the implications for redesigning the pre-service education of science teachers. Language eng Field of Research 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2006, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30026388 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version 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. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 10:17:25 EST Fri, 09 Apr 2010, 12:39:22 EST Fri, 09 Apr 2010, 12:40:29 EST Thu, 15 Apr 2010, 11:39:30 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 17:58:35 EST Fri, 18 May 2012, 13:34:13 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 12:56:54 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 12:59:51 EST Wed, 11 Jul 2012, 08:57:01 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:14:14 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 14:54:12 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 939 Abstract Views, 158 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 10:17:25 EST

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