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Implementing and Sustaining Science Curriculum Reform: A Study of Leadership Practices among Teachers within a High School Science Department
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Larkin, Douglas B.; Seyforth, Scott C.; Lasky, Holly J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
This study presents a description and analysis of a ninth-grade integrated science curriculum developed and implemented by teachers within a high school science department and subsequently sustained for over 25 years. The Integrated Science Program (ISP) at Lakeside Southwest High School depicted here offers a unique example of longitudinal…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Science Programs, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Leadership
Elementary School Teachers' Closed-Mindedness, Attitudes Toward Science, and Congruence with a New Curriculum
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Symington, David J.; Fensham, Peter J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1976
Investigated were 27 elementary teachers to determine how the factors of dogmatism, attitude towards science, and congruence with new curriculum influence the adoption of new science programs. Teacher congruence with new science courses and attitudes toward science both correlated negatively with dogmatism. (SL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dogmatism, Educational Research, Elementary Education
An Approach to Instructional Design for Massive Classroom Impact
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Burkman, Ernest – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1974
Describes the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) instructional system and its underlying rationale, and outlines the planning and developmental procedures used to construct this individualized junior high school science program. (JR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Individualized Programs, Instructional Design, Junior High Schools