Primary teacher educators' practices in and perspectives on inquiry-based science education: insights into the Australian landscape
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Article Title | Primary teacher educators' practices in and perspectives on inquiry-based science education: insights into the Australian landscape |
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ERA Journal ID | 20762 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Fitzgerald, Angela (Author), Pressick-Kilborn, Kimberley (Author) and Mills, Reece (Author) |
Journal Title | Education 3-13: the professional journal for primary education |
Journal Citation | 49 (3), pp. 344-356 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0300-4279 |
1475-7575 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1854962 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03004279.2020.1854962 |
Abstract | Initial teacher education (ITE) providers prepare graduates to be effective classroom practitioners, but there is little contemporary research capturing what this preparation actually looks like for primary (elementary) science education in Australia. Drawing on a broader study, this paper reports on teacher educators’ practices and perspectives about inquiry-based science education using questionnaire and interview data. The findings unpack five themes that make sense of how inquiry-based science education is understood and enacted in ITE. Implications are discussed in the form of ‘tensions’ for both inquiry-based science teaching and learning with recommendations for navigating these tensions suggested. |
Keywords | Initial teacher education, inquiry-based education, primary science, science education, primary school education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390304. Primary education |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
390303. Higher education | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
University of Technology Sydney | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q772v/primary-teacher-educators-practices-in-and-perspectives-on-inquiry-based-science-education-insights-into-the-australian-landscape
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