Researching the Induction of Intending Elementary Science Teachers in Multicultural Settings: The Science Methods Component.

Autor/inn/en	McGinnis, J. Randy; Davis, Rachel T.
Titel	Researching the Induction of Intending Elementary Science Teachers in Multicultural Settings: The Science Methods Component.
Quelle	(1995), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Beginning Teacher Induction; Case Studies; Cultural Differences; Educational Research; Elementary Education; Elementary School Teachers; Multicultural Education; Qualitative Research; Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Elementarunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Qualitative Forschung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This in-depth case study investigated the deliberate attempt to infuse a multicultural perspective throughout a science methods course required of all intending elementary teachers at a major research university. Intending teachers' perspectives of being inducted into a profession overtly signifying its commitment to multicultural awareness and action were documented during multicultural activities, class discussions, guided individual journal entries, group and individual semi-structured audiotaped interviews, and field notes taken during the 2-day a week school-based placement in multicultural settings. Data from an initial sample of 40 preservice teachers were analyzed through standard qualitative techniques to generate insights for science teacher educators. Implications for science teacher education focus on two assertions: the evolutionary aspect of multicultural awareness among intending elementary science teachers and the crucial influence of the science methods instructors. Appendix A contains journal writing questions, and Appendix B contains the study survey. Appendixes labeled E, F, and G contain interview protocols. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC