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Buck, Gayle; Mast, Colette; Ehlers, Nancy; Franklin, Elizabeth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
A feminist action research team, which consisted of a science educator, an English-language learner (ELL) educator, a first-year science teacher, and a graduate assistant, set a goal to work together to explore the process a beginning teacher goes through to establish a classroom conducive to the needs of middle-level ELL learners. The guiding…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Feminism, Action Research, Beginning Teachers
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Lynch, Sharon; Kuipers, Joel; Pyke, Curtis; Szesze, Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
This article reports on the results of a planning grant studying the effects of a highly rated curriculum unit on a diverse student population. The treatment was introduced to 1500 eighth grade students in five middle schools selected for their ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity. Students were given pre-, post-, and delayed posttests…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Racial Differences