TY - JOUR
T1 - A one-year teacher professional development programme towards context-based science education using a concerns-based approach
AU - de Putter-Smits, Lesley G.A.
AU - Nieveen, Nienke
AU - Taconis, Ruurd
AU - Jochems, Wim M.G.
PY - 2020/1/8
Y1 - 2020/1/8
N2 - Professional development programmes for teachers that aim at context-based science education are usually lengthy and less effective than intended. In this study, a one-year professional development programme was designed and evaluated that consistently started from the teachers’ concerns regarding context-based education. The teachers reported a positive shift in concerns, from self-as-teacher concerns towards student-learning concerns. They also reported that they came to grips with what context-based science education means in teaching practice. Although the number of participants was small (n = 5), this study uncovers that focusing on teachers’ concerns throughout the professional development programme is a potentially effective approach to teacher learning. The shifts in their concerns is an important condition for long-lasting change.
AB - Professional development programmes for teachers that aim at context-based science education are usually lengthy and less effective than intended. In this study, a one-year professional development programme was designed and evaluated that consistently started from the teachers’ concerns regarding context-based education. The teachers reported a positive shift in concerns, from self-as-teacher concerns towards student-learning concerns. They also reported that they came to grips with what context-based science education means in teaching practice. Although the number of participants was small (n = 5), this study uncovers that focusing on teachers’ concerns throughout the professional development programme is a potentially effective approach to teacher learning. The shifts in their concerns is an important condition for long-lasting change.
KW - Context-based education
KW - concerns-based model
KW - designing curriculum materials
KW - teacher professional development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078636947&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19415257.2020.1712616
DO - 10.1080/19415257.2020.1712616
M3 - Article
VL - XX
JO - Professional Development in Education
JF - Professional Development in Education
SN - 1941-5257
IS - XX
ER -