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Wendell, Kristen B.; Swenson, Jessica E. S.; Dalvi, Tejaswini S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
As engineering learning experiences increasingly begin in elementary school, elementary teacher preparation programs are an important site for the study of teacher development in engineering education. In this article, we argue that the stances that novice teachers adopt toward engineering learning and knowledge are consequential for the…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Science Instruction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Gregg, Christopher S.; Ales, Jo Dale; Pomarico, Steven M.; Wischusen, E. William; Siebenaller, Joseph F. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
We offered four annual professional development workshops called STAR (for Scientific Teaching, Assessment, and Resources) modeled after the National Academies Summer Institute (SI) on Undergraduate Education in Biology. In contrast to the SI focus on training faculty from research universities, STAR's target was faculty from community colleges,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Biology, Science Instruction
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Pestello, Roxy J. – Journal of Staff Development, 1984
A former educator who currently holds a management position in private industry relates perceptions of the differences between programs in education and business. Clients, content, and training processes of both settings are explored. (DF)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Faculty Development, Goal Orientation