Teachers' Learning

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   1. 1. Stories and Science

      Pages 3-15

3. Teaching

   1. 2. Knowing and Teaching: Johanna

      Pages 19-31

   2. 3. Tradition and Change: David

      Pages 33-46

   3. 4. Subject Matter and Milieu: Mr Ward

      Pages 47-62

   4. 5. Multiple Realities: Ms Horton

      Pages 63-84

4. Reflection

   1. 6. Cases and Commentaries: Gerald

      Pages 87-98

   2. 7. Interests and Forms: Johanna

      Pages 99-124

5. Collaboration

   1. 8. Working Together: Amanda and Geoff

      Pages 127-140

   2. 9. Ethics and Research: Malcolm

      Pages 141-156

6. Conclusion

   1. Teachers’s Learning and the Possibility of Change

      Pages 159-174

7. Back Matter

   Pages 175-191

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Teachers' Learning: Stories of Science Education is aimed at science educators who wish for a deeper understanding of how teachers learn to teach science and the role of stories in reporting science education research. It is a fascinating look at the knowledge teachers have and use, how context influences teachers' work, and the role of reflection and collaboration in teachers' learning.
At the core of each chapter is a story or group of stories written by or about teachers. These stories serve as a form of data to build a set of arguments about how science teachers grow and the possibilities for change in teaching. This book is designed for all those involved in the science teaching enterprise. Pre-service teachers, graduate students and science education researchers are invited to utilise both the findings about teachers' learning and the research processes employed to develop those findings.

• education
• educational research
• ethics
• knowledge
• learning
• research
• science
• science education
• service
• teaching
• learning and instruction

• Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

  John Wallace

• Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

  William Louden

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