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Bramschreiber, Terry L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Even 150 years after Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," public school teachers still find themselves dealing with student resistance to learning about biological evolution. Some teachers deal with this pressure by undermining, deemphasizing, or even omitting the topic in their science curriculum. Others face the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Evolution, Science Teachers
Randle, David Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods study examined the interactions and learning outcomes of science teachers in an online graduate-level course on evolutionary biology intended to improve their content knowledge and science lesson planning. Discussion posts made by the teachers in this seven-week course were analyzed for cognitive presence using the Community of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Teachers, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship
Smith, Jason Wayne – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation synthesizes and analyzes an emblematic sample of three prevalent psychological approaches to organizational change and learning, giving particular attention to the conception of cognition and emotion. It also explores some of the philosophical and psychological assumptions undergirding these approaches. A web model depicting…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Organizational Change, Cognitive Processes, Epistemology