Professional learning in a school-based community of science teachers / / Wayne Melville.

The ubiquitous science department occupies an unusual position in most secondary schools. Traditionally, they have been part of the organisational structure of schools, with administrative responsibilities over room allocations, teaching assignments and the management of laboratory equipment. These...

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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam ;, Boston ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Establishing a Framework
  • Understanding Teacher Professionalism
  • Teacher Professional Learning
  • The Subject Department
  • Vignettes and Discussion
  • Meanings
  • Practice
  • Identity
  • Understanding Professional Learning
  • Towards a Proposition
  • In-Between Meaning – Identity
  • In-Between Identity – Practice
  • In-Between Practice – Meaning
  • Counterpoint
  • Conclusion and Implications
  • Appendices
  • Draft Science Policy
  • Essential Learnings Framework, Values and Purposes
  • Topics for the Years 8 to 10 Science Curriculum
  • References.