Many teacher education researchers have expressed concerns about the lack of rigorous
impact evaluations of teacher preparation practices. I summarize these various concerns as …

Citizen science, community science, and related participatory approaches to scientific
research and monitoring are increasingly used by environmental educators and …

Elementary teachers' science teaching self-efficacy has concerned researchers for many
years. This case study explores the perceptions and experiences of an elementary …

Purpose This action research project determines the extent to which the authors were able
to expand ideas of both citizen and scientist through their integrated science and social …

This article discusses how a place-based approach to middle-level science teacher
education prepares middle grades teacher candidates to leverage local culture and …

Science literacy, including intrinsic motivation to participate in science outside of STEM
careers, is an important goal of introductory biology courses aimed at non-majors. Citizen …

Sampling freshwater turtles using traditional trapping methods can present significant
economic investment to researchers. However, collecting baseline data on turtle relative …

Within the confines of this study, the Researcher investigated Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Gateway program outcomes at a Midwest suburban school district. The study examined …

The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to examine the effect of using science
specialists in elementary schools on science achievement scores. The sample population …

This study aimed to explore possible correlations between elementary inservice
teachers'(n= 138) perceptions of science teaching constraints and affordances as well as …