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Kim, Hye Jeong; Miller, Heather R.; Herbert, Bruce; Pedersen, Susan; Loving, Cathy – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
In this study, a wiki was integrated into a professional development model that systemically addresses early-career teachers' needs. This study was conducted to examine the impact of wiki-based professional development activities in a scientist-teacher professional learning community and focused on early-career teachers' perceptions of the role of…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Program Effectiveness, Science Teachers, Scientists
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Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
This paper reports on a qualitative, grounded-theory-based study that explored the motivations of science and engineering faculty to engage in teaching professional development at a major research university. Faculty members were motivated to engage in teaching professional development due to extrinsic motivations, mainly a weakened professional…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Theories, Student Motivation, Science Education