Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): Motivation, Expectations, and Changes to Teaching Practices Due to Professional Program Involvement

Autor/inn/en	Pop, Margareta M.; Dixon, Patricia; Grove, Crissie M.
Titel	Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): Motivation, Expectations, and Changes to Teaching Practices Due to Professional Program Involvement
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Teacher Education, 21 (2010) 2, S.127-147 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-560X
DOI	10.1007/s10972-009-9167-2
Schlagwörter	Teacher Motivation; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Professional Development; Teaching Methods; Expectation; Higher Education; Surveys; Interviews; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Expectancy; Erwartung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	This study investigated teachers' motivation, expectations, and changes to teaching practices due to a 6 week summer professional development program involvement. Participants (n = 67) attended the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program within a major university in southeast. Surveys and interviews were used to collect data to answer the following research questions: (1) Who attends the RET program? (2) In what ways do elementary teachers differ from middle/secondary teachers with respect to their motivation for attending the RET program and their expectations about the program? (3) In what ways do elementary teachers differ from middle/secondary teachers with respect to implementing changes to their teaching practices due to RET program attendance? Survey results indicated significant differences between elementary teachers and secondary education teachers with respect to their expectations about the program, and changes to their teaching practices. Interview results provided support to survey findings. Implications for professional development and science teacher education are discussed in relationship with the current study findings. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10