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Secondary Science Teachers as Curriculum Makers: Mapping and Designing Scotland's New Curriculum for Excellence
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Wallace, Carolyn S.; Priestley, Mark R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
Scotland is one of several countries to have recently implemented a new national curriculum to highlight 21st century educational priorities. Teachers have been mandated to follow the new curriculum guidelines, known as Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), since the fall of 2010. The purpose of this study was to use a phenomenological lens to…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Secondary School Science, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum
Transversal Traits in Science Education Research Relevant for Teaching and Research: A Meta-Interpretative Study
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Lopes, J. Bernardino; Silva, Antonio Alberto; Cravino, Jose P.; Costa, Nilza; Marques, Luis; Campos, Carlos – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study is a meta-interpretative analysis that focuses on research conducted and published by other researchers. Concepts central to this study include global practical relevance, curriculum design, and formative situation. We analyzed 35 studies selected from 374 published studies in the years 2000 and 2001 in three journals referenced in the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Meta Analysis, Data Interpretation, Teacher Education Programs
The Science-Technology-Society Movement in Science Education: A Critique of the Reform Process.
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Hart, E. P.; Robottom, I. M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Examined is the program and professional development process that has characterized past and current science curriculum reform efforts. Illustrated are fundamental educational reform problems. Discussed is the importance of teacher involvement in educational decision making. (KR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Improvement
Concept Maps as a Heuristic for Science Curriculum Development: Toward Improvement in Process and Product.
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Starr, Mary L.; Krajcik, Joseph S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Outlines the use of concept maps as a tool for science curriculum development and discusses the changes that occur in the teacher's view of the curriculum with successive revisions of the maps. Describes and analyzes the maps created by sixth-grade teachers. (PR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping