ERIC Number: EJ1069642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jun
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Collaborative Partnerships: A Model for Science Teacher Education and Professional Development
Jones, Mellita M.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v33 n3 Article 5 Jun 2008
This paper proposes a collaborative partnership between practicing and pre-service teachers as a model for implementing science teacher education and professional development. This model provides a structure within which partnerships will work collaboratively to plan, implement and reflect on a series of Science lessons in cycles of actionreflection adapted from Korthagen's (2001) ALACT model. Issues within Science education, teacher professional development and teacher education are considered in the development of the model which attempts to deepen constructivist approaches to teachers' professional learning. It attempts to address issues with teacher professional development in the science area and improve professional experience practice for pre-service teachers. The nexus between theory and practice is the focus of the model which hopes to inform both teacher education and professional development for science teachers in the primary sector.
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Theory Practice Relationship, Models, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Practicums, Foreign Countries
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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