The role of science teachers' beliefs in international classrooms : : from teacher actions to student learning / / edited by Robert Evans [and three others].

• TeilnehmendeR: Evans, Robert Harry,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed. 2014.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book provides science teacher educators and science educational researchers with a current overview on the roles of beliefs in science education settings. There are four focal areas in the book: an overview of this field of research, lines of research, implications for policy, and implications for educators. Within each of these areas there are specific explorations that examine important areas such as, the roles of beliefs in teaching and learning, the impact of beliefs on student achievement, and ways in which beliefs are connected to teacher actions in the classroom. Throughout all of these discussions, there is a focus on international perspectives. Those reading this book can use the research presented to consider how to confront, challenge, and cultivate beliefs during the teacher professional development process.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Robert Evans , Julie Luft , Charlene Czerniak and Celestine Pea -- Teaching Self-Efficacy of Science Teachers / Ron Blonder , Naama Benny and M. Gail Jones -- Overview of the Role of Teacher Beliefs in Science Education / Carolyn S. Wallace -- Cultural Effects on Self-Efficacy Beliefs / Robert H. Evans -- Teacher Professional Development and Self-Efficacy Beliefs / Andrew Lumpe , Amy Vaughn , Robin Henrikson and Dan Bishop -- Cross-Cultural Research and Perspectives on Epistemology, Learning Environments, and Culture / Kadir Demir and Chad D. Ellett -- Situating Beliefs in the Theory of Planned Behavior / P. Sean Smith , Adrienne A. Smith and Eric R. Banilower -- Measurement of Science Teachers’ Efficacy Beliefs / Gail Shroyer , Iris Riggs and Larry Enochs -- NSF-Funded Research on Beleifs in STEM Education / Celestine H. Pea -- Connecting Teacher Beliefs Research and Policy: An Overview and Potential Approaches / Julie A. Luft and Sissy S. Wong -- Becoming an Activist Science Teacher: a Longitudinal Case Study of an Induction Intervention / Sarah Elizabeth Barrett -- Examining Science Teachers’ Orientations in an Era of Reform: The Role of Context on Beliefs and Practice / Vanashri Nargrund-Joshi , Meredith Park Rogers and Heidi Wiebke -- Science Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Change Processes, and Professional Development / Kadir Demir and Chad D. Ellett -- Science Teachers’ Beliefs about Nature of Science and Science-Technology-Society Issues: Cross-Cultural Results Through a New Standardized Assessment / Ángel Vázquez-Alonso and María-Antonia Manassero-Mas -- Challenges of Elementary Science Teaching / James J. Watters -- Index / Robert Evans , Julie Luft , Charlene Czerniak and Celestine Pea.