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Peer reviewedMcGonigal, Judith A. – Research in Science Education, 2000
Examines multiple ways in which autobiography informed the restructuring of an elementary classroom. Uses journals, interview transcripts, and electronic mail archives to document how the author provided a voice to students and used their perspectives to construct a teaching framework for elementary science education. (Contains 30 references.)…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedOsborne, Margery D. – Research in Science Education, 2000
Reflects on the idea of a person being constructed through his actions, and the role of the teacher in enabling such actions. Argues that the way a teacher shapes the classroom is, in effect, a lens through which children can be viewed and visions of the educational process both shape and are shaped by the teacher. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Epistemology
Peer reviewedNichols, Sharon E.; Tippins, Deborah J. – Research in Science Education, 2000
Explores an approach to autobiographical research based on a notion of "outlaw genre" autobiography, referred to as "biomythography". Describes the use of photo essays to learn about prospective elementary teachers' stories of science and science education. Calls for an examination of hegemonies extending from students' personal histories as…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Feminist Criticism
