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Teachers' Responses to Original Research in Children's Science.
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McNay, Margaret – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1991
Describes a qualitative study in which eight elementary school teachers read research articles in children's science and were interviewed. Results fall in three categories: comments relating to the teachers' need to verify the findings of research reports, expressions of self-doubts and questions raised as teachers read the articles, and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Education