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RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC SCIENCE EDUCATION: IDEAL VERSES ACTUAL ROLES AS PERCEIVED BY SECONDARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SCIENTISTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
by
Cassandra Ruth Carter
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(EDUCATION)
December 2006
Copyright 2006 Cassandra Ruth Carter
Object Description
| Title | Research scientists in the service of public science education: ideal verses actual roles as perceived by secondary classroom teachers, scientists and other stakeholders |
| Author | Carter, Cassandra Ruth |
| Author email | ccarter@outdoorscience.org |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Curriculum & Instruction) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-06-29 |
| Date submitted | 2006 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2006-11-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | McComas, William F. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Kamieniecki, Sheldon Maxwell, William |
| Abstract | This study explored the role of research scientists in the service of K-12 science education. Perceptions and expectations of three key stakeholder groups, classroom teachers, research scientists and science educators were examined and compared. The role that research scientists should play in science education was assessed using surveys that were administered online. Participants were selected through their membership in a related professional organization or interest group. They were invited to participate in the survey though listserves and discussion boards belonging to a targeted interest group.; There were several areas of agreement between the groups. All believed that science education was important and that classroom teachers need more support. They also agreed that research scientists should have a role in K-12 science education.; Views differed as to what that role should be and how it should be implemented. Teachers generally did not want scientists to participate heavily in curriculum design, regular classroom projects and in creating professional development experiences for them, but rather they wanted them to focus on activities such as offering authentic research experiences for their students. Scientists were ambivalent; often perceiving that more was expected of them than the teachers actually indicated. Science educators expressed an awareness of the expectations each group had of the other and the poor communication that occurred as a result.; In summary, given the resource constraints expressed by the scientists and teachers, a successful professional development program that strengthen both the relationship between the stakeholder as well as improved the quality of science education would most likely have to be coordinated and lead by the science educators. |
| Keyword | science education; scientists role |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m189 |
| Rights | Carter, Cassandra Ruth |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Carter-20061122 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Carter-20061122.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC SCIENCE EDUCATION: IDEAL VERSES ACTUAL ROLES AS PERCEIVED BY SECONDARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SCIENTISTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS by Cassandra Ruth Carter A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) December 2006 Copyright 2006 Cassandra Ruth Carter |
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