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ERIC Number: EJ536460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-9072
Developing Understanding of Science: The Challenge for Primary Teacher Education in Scotland.
Holroyd, Colin; Harlen, Wynne
Scottish Educational Review, v27 n2 p113-22 Nov 1995
A survey of 514 Scottish elementary teachers, 60 teacher interviews, and interviews with 30 staff at teacher-education institutions examined teacher understanding of scientific ideas, teacher self-confidence when teaching science, and the provision made during preservice and inservice education for the development of elementary teachers' scientific understanding. Interprets results in relation to national curriculum requirements. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, National Surveys, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Self Esteem, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland; Teacher Surveys