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Oliver, Mary C.; Woods-McConney, Amanda; Maor, Dorit; McConney, Andrew – International Journal of STEM Education, 2017
Background: Prompted by fewer females compared to males enrolling in physics and advanced mathematics at both secondary and university levels, our research investigated the views and experiences of female students currently studying upper secondary school physics. We interviewed 18 female students about influences they considered important to…
Descriptors: Females, Secondary School Students, Physics, Science Instruction
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Markworth, Kimberly A.; Brobst, Joseph; Ohana, Chris; Parker, Ruth – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: This study investigates the models of elementary content specialization (ECS) in elementary mathematics and science and the affordances and constraints related to ECS--both generally and in relation to specific models. Elementary content specialists are defined as full-time classroom teachers who are responsible for content instruction…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Team Teaching, Elementary School Teachers, Specialization
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Saribas, Deniz; Ceyhan, Gaye Defne – International Journal of STEM Education, 2015
Background: This auto-ethnographic study describes research conducted in a science teacher education program at a state university in Turkey, where I had taught the 'laboratory applications' course for the four previous years. While the students learned the basic skills needed to implement a laboratory course, I detected some deficiencies in their…
Descriptors: Decision Making, State Universities, Foreign Countries, Ethnography