Inquiry in Education, Volume II: Overcoming Barriers to Successful Implementation

by Shore; Bruce M.

• ISBN13: 9780805827439
• ISBN10: 0805827439
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This set of teachers' and teacher educators' case studies, reflections, and original investigations of encountering and overcoming barriers to using inquiry in classrooms and other educational settings is a companion to Aulls & Shore, Inquiry in Education, Volume I: The Conceptual Foundations for Research as a Curricular Imperative.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
The Editors and Authors	p. xv
Developing Students' Inquiry Strategies: A Case Study of Teaching History in the Middle Grades	p. 1
Teaching Problem Finding to Elementary Students: Views from the Trenches	p. 47
Where Students Get Creative-Productive Ideas for Major Projects in the Natural and Social Sciences	p. 63
The Phantom of the Science Fair	p. 93
Caught in the Web: Internet Risks for Children	p. 119
Collaboration in Student-Oriented Teacher Inquiry	p. 129
White Water during Inquiry Learning: Understanding the Place of Disagreements in the Process of Collaboration	p. 149
The Embodied Conductor: Concert Pianists, Diaper Dancers, and the Fine Art of Creative Variability in Performance	p. 165
Creating Change: Teachers' Reflections on Introducing Inquiry Teaching Strategies	p. 207
Teacher Models of Teaching Inquiry	p. 235
Teachers' Use and Understanding of Strategy in Inquiry Instruction	p. 247
The Hidden Curriculum and Multicultural Education: A Potential Barrier to the Implementation of an Inquiry-Driven Curriculum	p. 271
The Role of the Teacher in Opening Worlds of Inquiry-Driven Learning with Technology	p. 287
Promoting Authentic Inquiry in the Sciences: Challenges Faced in Redefining University Students' Scientific Epistemology	p. 301
Author Index	p. 325
Subject Index	p. 337
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