Improving practice in primary science education through participatory action research [PowerPoint presentation]

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dc.contributor.authorRainford, Marcia
dc.contributor.authorJames, Joan
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-08T16:36:31Z
dc.date.available2013-07-08T16:36:31Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-08
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the Biennial Conference of The University of the West Indies Schools of Education, 23-25 April, 2013, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.description.abstractContinuing professional development (CPD) is considered essential for teachers and teacher educators to improve their practice. Models of CPD, such as those that involve action research, which respond to the local needs of teachers in the context of their regular classroom experiences, are considered to be particularly useful for sustaining interest and transforming practice. These models of CPD provide new learning spaces in the context of practice, where practitioners have greater control and become more involved in the process of their own professional development. This paper describes a participatory action research (PAR) project which was designed to improve one Grade 4 primary school teacher's attempts at using inquiry-based instruction in the teaching of science in Jamaica. It describes the impact on the practice of the two professionals-teacher and teacher educator-who were engaged in the collaboration. The findings of the study reveal that the PAR approach to CPD had positive effects on the practice of both teacher and teacher educator. The implications for using PAR for in-service professional development in primary science education are discusseden_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/15938
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectTeacher educatorsen_US
dc.subjectScience educationen_US
dc.subjectTeaching techniquesen_US
dc.subjectContinuing professional developmenten_US
dc.subjectPrimary school teachersen_US
dc.subjectScience educationen_US
dc.subjectPrimary school scienceen_US
dc.subjectCollaborative researchen_US
dc.subjectTeaching qualityen_US
dc.subjectAction researchen_US
dc.subjectConference papersen_US
dc.subjectJamaicaen_US
dc.titleImproving practice in primary science education through participatory action research [PowerPoint presentation]en_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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