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The Third Space: The Use Of Self-Study To Examine The Culture Of A Science Classroom, Dashia M. Magee
The Third Space: The Use Of Self-Study To Examine The Culture Of A Science Classroom, Dashia M. Magee
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Science educators are in the position to create bridges between their students and the world of science (Aikenhead, 1996, 1999). This connection has often been described as the third space (Bhabha, 1994; Moje, Collazo, Carrillo, & Marx, 2001; Wallace, 2004), which is represented as a combination or a meeting of the students' world and the world of science. In this study, I examined my role in creating the third space through the use of self-study. Self-study is a form of research, educators use to understand their practice (Austin & Senese, 2004; Loughran, 2004; Northfield & Loughran, 1996). It is a …
Technology Integration: A Study On The Impact Of Increased Technology Access, Gina Kuker
Technology Integration: A Study On The Impact Of Increased Technology Access, Gina Kuker
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Colleges with teacher education programs have struggled to integrate technology into the curriculum. While access to technology has increased and support for technology usage is present, technology integration has not dramatically changed within the majority of classrooms (Cuban, 2001; Opperheimer, 1997; Stenson & Bagwell, 1999). Education faculty members should model effective technology integration within their classrooms in order for their preservice educators to see examples of how to incorporate technology into teaching and learning. Teachers tend to teach the way that they were taught (Judson & Swanda, 2001; Lortie, 1975). Without seeing how to integrate technology use across content areas, …
Teacher Learning In A Tibetan School In Exile: A Community Of Practice Perspective, Pema Yangchen
Teacher Learning In A Tibetan School In Exile: A Community Of Practice Perspective, Pema Yangchen
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Using qualitative field techniques, the researcher explored teacher learning in a small community of English language teachers in a rural Tibetan school in India. From a community of practice perspective teachers were studied in terms of what they practiced, what challenges they faced and how they interacted and learned from and with each other.
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to describe practicing teachers' perception of professional development and teacher learning, and (b) to examine teacher learning from a community of practice perspective. Eight female and two male teachers who taught English participated in the study. Prolonged engagement …
Secondary Preservice Teachers' Understanding Of Euclidean Geometry, Karen Sabey
Secondary Preservice Teachers' Understanding Of Euclidean Geometry, Karen Sabey
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The lack of mathematical understanding of elementary preservice teachers with respect to many mathematical topics has been well documented. Far fewer studies have been conducted on any content area of knowledge of secondary teachers and even less in the mathematics content area. The assumption by the general population is that mathematics majors are adequately prepared to teach the content of secondary mathematics because they major in mathematics. Mathematics educators, however, note the lack of conceptual understandings in many content areas in these mathematics teaching majors. While mathematics educators are aware of this deficiency, there is little research data at the …