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Gartland, Kevan M. A.; Perkins, Joy; Shearer, Morven C.; Tierney, Anne M.; Wilson, Jackie J. – Bioscience Education, 2013
Seven regional networking events, aimed at supporting and developing "early stage" novice university bioscience teachers were held across the UK. These workshops allowed 230 participants to reflect on teaching styles, learn about Higher Education Academy resources and discuss strategies to deal with a range of teaching situations.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Science Teachers
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Hanley, Pam; Maringe, Felix; Ratcliffe, Mary – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
This evaluation used a change transition model to explore the processes of development of a three-phase professional programme devised by two teams of researchers to support teachers' expertise in six domains of science teaching. The full programme operated over two years. Interviews with developers at the end of each phase (21 interviews) and…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Professional Development, Science Instruction, Interviews
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Dekkers, John – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Consistent with the inquiry training goals of the Foundational Approaches in Sceince Teaching program, participants favored laboratory work and field work over individual projects, discussion, and reading assignments; they preferred critical questioning to: recall, principles and explanations, and practical applications. Preference differed for…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Junior High Schools