Date of Award

2015

Call Number

LB1585 .O66 2015

Document Type

Open Access Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy

Department

Muskie School of Public Service

First Advisor

Catherine Fallona

Second Advisor

David L. Silvernail

Third Advisor

Ronald Latanision

Keywords

learning experience, teaching characteristics, professional development activities

Abstract

Committed elementary teachers of science and engineering, members of a professional learning community called Collaborative Conversations in STEM, were studied to elicit their perceptions of experiences that influenced their commitment to, and their pedagogical content knowledge of, STEM teaching and learning.

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