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50 Years of ERIC
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Lacueva, Aurora – Educational Action Research, 2014
In this action research work, I analyze the theory-practice integration in teacher preparation within the context of a science and technology (S&T) education teaching methodology course aimed at future elementary teachers. The course was designed, developed and evaluated taking into account this relationship as one of its axes. The results…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Science, Science Education, Theory Practice Relationship
Goodnough, Karen – Educational Action Research, 2014
In this case study, two high school teachers, a university researcher, and 10 high school students (ages 16-19 years) were part of an action research group that addressed an issue--smoking on school grounds--identified by a high school population as being problematic. The research was guided by the following research questions: "Within a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Youth Leaders, Youth Opportunities, Case Studies
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Sherab, Kezang – Educational Action Research, 2013
This action research enquiry interrogates my own teaching practices in the context of new cultures of pedagogy in Bhutan. Teaching at the tertiary level for the last 11 years, I have realised that student engagement, particularly behavioural and cognitive engagement, has not been satisfactory. This motivated me to undertake an action enquiry to…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Action Research, Active Learning