Characteristics of professional development that effect change in secondary science teachers' classroom practices

• Published in: Journal of research in science teaching Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 668 - 690
• Main Authors: Jeanpierre, Bobby, Oberhauser, Karen, Freeman, Carol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.08.2005; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Case Studies; Classroom Techniques; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Educational sciences; Entomology; Exact and natural sciences; Faculty Development; Inquiry; Minnesota; Program Effectiveness; Research Projects; Science Instruction; Science Process Skills; Science Teachers; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Teachers; Summer Programs; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Improvement; Teaching Methods; Texas; Texas; Minnesota; Teacher; Survey; Teaching Practice; Professional development; Secondary Education; Case Study

We studied the outcome of a professional development opportunity that consisted of 2‐week‐long resident institutes for teams consisting of a secondary science teacher and two students. The science content of the National Science Foundation (NSF)‐funded professional development institute was monarch...