Complexity and contradiction: Disciplinary expert teachers in primary science and mathematics education

R Mills, T Bourke, E Siostrom - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2020 - Elsevier
This article presents a systematic literature review about disciplinary expert teachers in
primary science and mathematics education. This is a timely synthesis of the literature, as …

An international view of STEM education

B Freeman, S Marginson, R Tytler - STEM Education 2.0, 2019 - brill.com
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research are
increasingly recognized globally as fundamental to national development and productivity …

Why school students choose and reject science: A study of the factors that students consider when selecting subjects

TA Palmer, PF Burke, P Aubusson - International Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Student study of science at school has been linked to the need to provide a scientifically
capable workforce and a scientifically literate society. Educators, scientists, and …

Reforming initial teacher education: A call for innovation

T Yeigh, D Lynch - Australian Journal of Teacher Education …, 2017 - search.informit.org
A variety of public critiques, reports and government reviews into Initial Teacher Education
(ITE) in Australia and globally have called for a rethink on teacher education. Similarly, key …

Emotional literacy and pedagogical confidence in pre-service science and mathematics teachers

T Yeigh, G Woolcott, J Donnelly… - Australian Journal of …, 2016 - search.informit.org
This report details the findings from initial research seeking to improve the pedagogical
confidence of pre-service STEM teachers by encouraging emotional literacy in the form of …

A study into “organisational readiness” and its impacts on school improvement

D Lynch, R Smith, T Yeigh, S Provost - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare measures of socio-economic status (Index
of Community Socio-educational Advantage values (ICSEA)), school performance, school …

'I'm good at science but I don't want to be a scientist': Australian primary school student stereotypes of science and scientists

L Scholes, G Stahl - International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Low participation rates of students studying science at the secondary level are of
international concern. One of the under-researched factors influencing low participation …

Examining the predictors of STEM career interest among upper secondary students in Finland

S Kaleva, I Celik, G Nogueiras… - Educational …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Declining interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) related
careers are concerning at a time when the society is becoming more reliant on complex …

Pre-service teachers' views of school-based approaches to pre-service primary science teacher education

S Herbert, L Hobbs - Research in Science education, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Challenging the science curriculum paradigm: Teaching primary children atomic-molecular theory

C Haeusler, J Donovan - Research in Science Education, 2020 - Springer
Solutions to global issues demand the involvement of scientists, yet concern exists about
retention rates in science as students pass through school into University. Young children …