ERIC Number: EJ748783
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Publication Date: 2006-Mar
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Changes in Korean Science Teachers' Perceptions of Creativity and Science Teaching after Participating in an Overseas Professional Development Program
Park, Soonhye; Lee, Soo-Young; Oliver, J. Steve; Cramond, Bonnie
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v17 n1 p37-64 Mar 2006
This study investigated changes in Korean science teachers' perceptions of creativity and science teaching after participating in an overseas professional development program. Participants were 35 secondary science teachers. Data were collected from open-ended questionnaires and interviews. Results indicated that participants showed a growing awareness that creativity can be expressed by every student; creativity can be enhanced; science has a much wider range of activities that foster creativity; and creativity-centered science teaching can be implemented in Korea. The major elements of the professional program that promoted these perceptual changes included hands-on creativity activities, observation of creativity-centered classrooms, and discussion with other teachers. Follow-up study revealed that their perceptual changes have been reflected in their teaching practices.
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Teacher Attitudes, Creativity, Science Instruction, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, Questionnaires, Interviews, Study Abroad
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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