Outlines science education reform recommendations and discusses the important role of teachers in the school change process, research on science teaching, role of teacher beliefs in classroom practice, and teacher needs assessments. Uses ideas from teacher training literature to develop a framework of teacher professional development to assist…

Reviews research and practice related to science-technology-society (STS) instruction. Focuses on STS-related instruments that reveal teacher and student beliefs about STS issues and teacher actions that result from those beliefs. Contains 58 references. (DDR)

Examines three questions about science teachers' beliefs regarding the necessity of science reform strands, teachers' perceptions of the implementation of reform strands in their classrooms, and how teachers' beliefs relate to their perceived implementation of reform efforts. Contains 43 references. (DDR)

Identifies the factors influencing K-12 science teachers' implementation of constructivism in their classrooms. Specifically examines the implementation of five subcomponents of constructivism: personal relevance, critical voice, scientific uncertainty, shared control, and student negotiation. Also assesses the relationship between these belief…

Examines three questions: (1) What are science teachers' belief-based affects concerning the implementation of thematic instruction in the classroom; (2) Do teachers' belief-based affects influence their intent to implement thematic instruction; and (3) Are there any relationships between demographic variables and model variables? (SAH)