Investigating the role of school principal continues to be important, for research continues to
show that school leadership is second only to classroom teaching as an influence on …

From 22 studies of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) policies and
practices around the world the STEM: country comparisons report makes 24 key findings …

ABSTRACT Teaching 'out-of-field'occurs when teachers teach a subject for which they are
not qualified. The issues around this increasingly common practice are not widely …

In this paper we review the professional learning and development (PLD) needs of teachers
in rural and remote schools, focusing on the Australian context. We argue that online PLD is …

New Zealand science educators in arguing for improving school science education for all
students with different interests and career aspirations (Gluckman, 2011; Tytler, 2007) …

Studies of professional development have examined the influence of school-based
approaches on in-service teacher learning and change but have seldom investigated …

The establishment of centralized curriculum standards and school-based teacher learning
communities are presumably necessary to reform science teaching towards inquiry-based …

The thematic curriculum is defined as a learning method that integrates attitudes, skills,
knowledge, learning value, and creative thinking using themes in the learning process. By …

Abstract Shifting the Conversation around Teaching Sensitive Topics: Critical Colleagueship
in a Teacher Discourse Community Abstract: In this book club study designed to examine …

At the conclusion of the first chapter on rural science education (Oliver, 2007a) for the
previous Handbook of Research on Science Education, a question was posed to readers in …