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Andrews University Chemistry Lecture Series, Desmond Murray Aug 2019

Andrews University Chemistry Lecture Series, Desmond Murray

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

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Sir J. Fraser Stoddart To Speak At Andrews, Desmond Murray Apr 2019

Sir J. Fraser Stoddart To Speak At Andrews, Desmond Murray

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

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Sir J. Fraser Stoddart To Speak At Andrews, Desmond Murray Apr 2019

Sir J. Fraser Stoddart To Speak At Andrews, Desmond Murray

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

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Chemistry & Biochemistry Guest Lecture Series, Desmond Murray Jan 2019

Chemistry & Biochemistry Guest Lecture Series, Desmond Murray

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

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Cross Faculty Collaboration In The Development Of An Integrated Mathematics And Science Initial Teacher Education Program, Sharon P. Fraser, Kim Beswick, Margaret Penson, Andrew Seen, Robert Whannell Jan 2019

Cross Faculty Collaboration In The Development Of An Integrated Mathematics And Science Initial Teacher Education Program, Sharon P. Fraser, Kim Beswick, Margaret Penson, Andrew Seen, Robert Whannell

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper describes a collaborative project involving mathematicians, scientists and educators at an Australian university where an innovative initial teacher education (ITE) degree in mathematics/science was developed. The theoretical frameworks of identity theory and academic brokerage and their use in understanding the challenges associated with the early stages of collaborative projects is described. Data from reflections and interviews of the participants after involvement in the project from one to three years are presented to illustrate these challenges. The paper concludes with a description of the importance of the academic broker in overcoming identity challenges and facilitating cultural change for academics …