Preservice Teachers' Views of Inclusive Science Teaching as Shaped by Images of Teaching, Learning, and Knowing.

Southerland, Sherry A.; Gess-Newsome, Julie

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ERIC Number: EJ584678

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Preservice Teachers' Views of Inclusive Science Teaching as Shaped by Images of Teaching, Learning, and Knowing.

Southerland, Sherry A.; Gess-Newsome, Julie

Science Education, v83 n2 p131-50 Mar 1999

Interpretive analysis of preservice teachers' writings and discussions during an elementary-science methods course identified the teachers' positivist views of knowledge, learning, and teaching as prominent tools for guiding understanding of and reaction to ideas of teaching science to diverse student populations. Discusses the impact on teachers' views of pedagogy and makes suggestions for teacher education. Contains 52 references. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Education, Higher Education, Inclusive Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Methods Courses, Multicultural Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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