Across Australia and around the world, school-university partnerships have been advocated
by researchers and policymakers as a means of bridging the perceived theory-practice …

Effective science education is crucial for developing a scientifically literate citizenry, and for
many, foundational primary science education experiences play a significant role in defining …

The low quality of teachers in Indonesia indicates that its current professional development
programs are yet to reach an ideal form. Therefore, this research aims to determine how the …

This review's overarching goal is to synthesize what the research tells us about the impact of
teacher professional development programs for both pre-service and in-service science …

Many preservice primary teachers have low self-efficacy for science teaching. Although
science methods courses have often been shown to enhance self-efficacy, science content …

This study explores the effect of an innovative course examining Greek elementary student
teachers'(STs') efficacy beliefs and self-confidence for curriculum-based teaching on …

Teachers are crucial to bridging the theory-praxis divide in science education by utilising
evidence-based teaching practices to improve outcomes for their learners. However, the …

Primary pre-service teachers (PSTs) in Australia often have low confidence and negative
experiences in relation to science and teaching science. This paper reports on pre-post …

This paper reports on a longitudinal place-based study by two Australian teacher educators
investigating their three-year science-based school-university partnership. The study …

At a basic level, it makes sense to involve pre-service teachers in school-based experiences
(SBE) as a way of preparing them for the teaching profession. Little is known, however …