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Recruiting Science Majors into Secondary Science Teaching: Paid Internships in Informal Science Settings
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Worsham, Heather M.; Friedrichsen, Patricia; Soucie, Marilyn; Barnett, Ellen; Akiba, Motoko – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2014
Despite the importance of recruiting highly qualified individuals into the science teaching profession, little is known about the effectiveness of particular recruitment strategies. Over 3 years, 34 college science majors and undecided students were recruited into paid internships in informal science settings to consider secondary science teaching…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Student Recruitment, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary School Science
The Development of Prospective Secondary Biology Teachers PCK
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Brown, Patrick; Friedrichsen, Patricia; Abell, Sandra – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
In order to understand how prospective teachers develop knowledge for teaching, researchers must identify the types of knowledge that are integral to effective science teaching. This case study investigated how 4 prospective secondary biology teachers' science teaching orientations, knowledge of science learners, and knowledge of instructional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Biology