Over the past 10 years an increasing number of articles have been published in leading
science education journals that report on research about teacher identity and describe …

Studies which consider science teacher identity continue to be a focus for education
researchers, particularly given the persistent challenges to retain specialist science …

This study explores teacher identity work in the context of a one-year programme,
Pedagogical Studies for Adult Educators. The data consist of weekly learning diaries written …

Supporting elementary preservice teachers' development of a science teacher identity
provides a way to address challenges of low self-efficacy, self-confidence, and pedagogical …

This chapter aims to explicate the nature, processes, and significance of identity
development for both students and teachers in the context of learning in schools and …

The purpose of this mixed-methods research was to investigate changes in preservice
elementary teachers' science teacher identities and self-efficacy beliefs as they participate in …

This comparative case study explored the ways two elementary Teachers of Color's science
teacher identities and agency to teach science developed as they participated in a year …

Recommendations for reform in science education around the world set high goals for
beginning elementary teachers. Concurrently, existing literature indicates a number of …

Teacher attrition rates are high in urban schools, particularly for new science teachers. Little
research has addressed how science teachers can be prepared to effectively bridge the …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the contributions of pre-service
teachers' memories of science and science education, combined with their experiences in a …