Professional development of science teachers : local insights with lessons for the global community / / edited by Pamela Fraser-Abder

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (412 p.)
• Disciplina: 507/.1/55
• Soggetto topico: Science teachers - In-service training; Science - Study and teaching (Continuing education)
• Altri autori: Fraser-AbderPamela <1948->
• Note generali: First published 2002 by RoutledgeFalmer.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Starting Points for Transformation: Resources to Craft a Philosophy to Guide Professional Development in Elementary Science; Chapter 2 Contextualizing Professional Development in Large Multicultural, Multilingual Urban American Communities; Chapter 3 Professional Development in Japan and China: Issues and Challenges; Chapter 4 Professional Development for Teachers of Science: The Canadian Experience ; Chapter 5 Changing Traditions of Science Teacher Professional Development in the PhilippinesChapter 6 Science Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: Challenges and Possibilities; Chapter 7 Theory and Practice in Science Teacher Education: The German Experience; Chapter 8 Science Teacher Education in Kenya and Cultural Extinction: How Can the Past Serve as a Link to the Future?; Chapter 9 Culturally and Politically Based Education: A Story of Latin American Science Education Development ; Chapter 10 The Role of Onservice Professional Development of Science Teachers in Large-Scale Changes in Teaching Practice: A Look at Britain and IndonesiaChapter 11 Managing Teacher Development: The Changing Role of the Head of Department in England; Chapter 12 Key Issues and Contextual Factors in Professional Development of Preservice Science Teachers: Perspectives from Israel, Greece, Italy, and the United States; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores global issues in the professional development of science teachers, and considers classroom applications of teacher training with a comparative lens. The twelve studies collected in this volume span five continents and vastly differing models of teacher education. Carefully detailing the social and cultural contexts for the teaching of science, this is a guidebook for anyone concerned with equity and reform in professional development.
• Titolo autorizzato: Professional development of science teachers
• ISBN: 1-135-72205-6; 1-315-05465-5; 1-135-72198-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807358703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Reference Books in International Education