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ERIC Number: EJ466075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
The Dynamic Interactions among Beliefs, Role Metaphors, and Teaching Practices: A Case Study of Teacher Change.
Briscoe, Carol
Science Education, v75 n2 p185-99 Apr 1991
Describes the findings from a case study of a chemistry teacher who participated as a coresearcher in investigating the process of change. This teacher attempted to shift the focus of his teaching away from teacher-centered practices and emphasis on content to student-centered practices and emphasizing problem solving relevant to the use of chemistry in daily life. (PR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chemistry, Classroom Research, Educational Change, Educational Research, High Schools, Inservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research; Science Process Skills