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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Experience in a Community of Practice through a Place-Based Inquiry
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Cook, Kristin; Buck, Gayle – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2014
With this case study, we explored efforts to connect pre-service elementary teachers (PSTs) and campus scientists through place-based inquiry instruction. Using the framework of Community of Practice (CoP), the research question guiding this study was: what features of our place-based inquiry course intervention (involving PSTs and scientists)…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Inquiry, Communities of Practice
Connecting to Our Community: Utilizing Photovoice as a Pedagogical Tool to Connect College Students to Science
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Cook, Kristin; Quigley, Cassie – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
In this study, we investigated the ways in which university students connected with science through the use of photovoice (Wang & Burris, 1994) as a pedagogical tool. Results indicated that students came to appreciate their connections to the science that operates in their lives as they reflected on and became empowered with regard to the science…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Science Teachers, Local Issues