ERIC Number: EJ986508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 19
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The Effects of Community-Based Service Learning on Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about the Characteristics of Effective Science Teachers of Diverse Students
Cone, Neporcha
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v23 n8 p889-907 Dec 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of community-based service learning (CBSL) on preservice elementary teachers' beliefs of the characteristics of effective science teachers of diverse students. Using semi-structured interviews, data were collected from 74 preservice teachers enrolled in four sections of an elementary science methods course over a semester. Findings suggest that preservice teachers who participated in CBSL developed beliefs about the characteristics of effective science teachers that are complimentary to the descriptions of effective teachers of diverse students provided in the literature.
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Service Learning, Science Teachers, Elementary School Science, Semi Structured Interviews, Methods Courses, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Beliefs, Student Diversity, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Social Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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