Designing an Effective Approach to Science Teacher Educator Professional Development: Lessons from the Science Education Faculty Academy.

摘要

This dissertation consists of a set of three manuscripts exploring features of effective professional development (PD) for science teacher educators. The first manuscript, a literature review, outlines theoretical lenses through which PD can be understood, the features of effective PD, reviews existing literature on science teacher educators, and makes recommendations about next steps for research. The second manuscript is a mixed methods study that analyzed an array of approaches to professional development for their effectiveness and viability in the context of the Science Education Faculty Academy (SEFA). The third manuscript of the set is a qualitative study exploring the vexation and venture model for science teacher educator PD.