Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Educational Change

Henson, Kenneth T.

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“…One reason for this lack of enrollment is students are not provided with adequate opportunities to address science concepts and skills effectively (Plourde, 2002;Tilgner, 1990;Tosun, 2000). Also, negative attitudes toward science are often fostered by elementary teachers of science and can negatively influence student achievement and attitudes toward science (Ashton, 1984;Ginns & Watters, 1998;Henson, 1987;Plourde, 2002;Tilgner, 1990).…”

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Integrating Hypermedia in Professional Development Opportunities for Elementary Teachers of Science: A Literature Review

Hartshorne

2008

Journal of Educational Technology Systems

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Recent calls for improvements in the teaching of science have supported the implementation of numerous reform strategies in the elementary classroom. Reviews of the different reform strategies have indicated varying levels of effectiveness. One method shown to be effective in producing changes in teachers, the teaching process, and student learning is the professional development workshop. With the success of professional development workshops in other subject areas, researchers have suggested this could be an effective strategy in addressing concerns related to the teaching of elementary science. However, for a variety of reasons, past elementary science professional development workshops have not met with the same levels of success as other content areas. The integration of hypermedia into professional development settings is one method of improving the effectiveness of elementary science professional development workshops. This review of the published literature examines the role hypermedia can play in improving elementary science professional development workshops.

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Integrating Hypermedia in Professional Development Opportunities for Elementary Teachers of Science: A Literature Review

Hartshorne

2008

Journal of Educational Technology Systems

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“…According to Boiarsky (1985), attitudes and behaviors of teachers can be influenced by feedback and coaching from university teacher education faculty. Henson (1987) suggested that attitude change can be enhanced by involving those affected by the change, developing a sense of "ownership" in the change, and providing support for the change in attitude or behavior. Therefore, it appears that teacher educators can influence attitudes of cooperating teachers.…”

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Cooperating Teacher Attitudes And Opinions Regarding Agricultural Education Student Teaching Expectations And Policies

Deeds¹

1991

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“…Other positive results of professional development have also been reported. These benefits include increased student achievement (Anderson & Smith, 1986;Monk, 1994), improved content knowledge (Kahle, 2000), increased attitudes toward specific content areas (Henson, 1987;Tilgner, 1990), and increased confidence in teaching (Shrigley, 1977). Studies of professional development efforts in elementary science have not reported the levels of success of other subject areas (Hilliard, 1997;Loucks-Horsley et al, 1990;Newman & King, 2000;Tilgner, 1990).…”

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Effects of Hypermedia-Infused Professional Development on Attitudes Toward Teaching Science

Hartshorne

2008

Journal of Educational Computing Research

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Recent calls for improvements in the teaching of science gave rise to the implementation of numerous reform strategies in the elementary classroom. Although, they have not met with success in all content areas, professional development workshops have been shown to be effective in producing changes in teachers, the teaching process, and ultimately student learning. The integration of hypermedia is one method of improving the effectiveness of elementary science professional development workshops. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the integration of hypermedia into professional development opportunities on elementary teachers' attitudes toward science. In this research, integrating hypermedia had a positive influence on elementary teachers' attitudes toward science and was an integral component of increases in their attitudes toward science. The study provides a foundation for future research related to integrating hypermedia into professional development settings.

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Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Educational Change

Abstract: Change can be frightening to teachers who are comfortable with the school the way it is. But educational change is necessary. So, administrators must recognize the barriers to innovation and develop strategies for overcoming them.

Cited by 6 publications

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Integrating Hypermedia in Professional Development Opportunities for Elementary Teachers of Science: A Literature Review

Integrating Hypermedia in Professional Development Opportunities for Elementary Teachers of Science: A Literature Review

Cooperating Teacher Attitudes And Opinions Regarding Agricultural Education Student Teaching Expectations And Policies

Effects of Hypermedia-Infused Professional Development on Attitudes Toward Teaching Science

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