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The role of classroom research projects in the preparation of science teachers
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The role of classroom research projects in the preparation of science teachers

S.M. Ritchie
Research in Science Education, Vol.23(1), pp.236-242
1993
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Research undertaken by educational researchers based in universities has not had the desired impact on the practices of classroom science teachers. Yet Goodlad (1990) has argued that if teaching is to be recognised as a profession there is a great need for the marrying of the knowledge of the practitioner with that of the researcher. Student teachers might learn to respect the potential for such a union by undertaking minor classroom research projects during their teacher preparation programs. This paper discusses the role of research projects in pre-service teacher preparation with reference to an inquiry conducted with teacher education students.

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