Fijian Pre-Service Teachers' Ideas about Science and Scientists

Autor/inn/en	Sharma, Runaaz Ali; Honan, Eileen
Titel	Fijian Pre-Service Teachers' Ideas about Science and Scientists
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Teacher Education, 31 (2020) 3, S.335-357 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sharma, Runaaz Ali) ORCID (Honan, Eileen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-560X
DOI	10.1080/1046560X.2019.1706904
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Scientists; Foreign Countries; Freehand Drawing; Cognitive Tests; Personality Measures; Projective Measures; Student Attitudes; Science Education; Criticism; Science Curriculum; Technological Advancement; Social Change; Scientific Principles; Teacher Education Programs; Fiji; Draw a Person Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Ausland; Drawing; Zeichnen; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Projective test; Projektiver Test; Schülerverhalten; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Kritik; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Sozialer Wandel; Fidschi
Abstract	This paper reports findings from a small study with Fijian pre-service teachers about their perceptions of science and scientists. No known study of this nature has been conducted in Fiji nor in other Pacific Island Countries. The study drew on previous studies using Draw-A-Scientist Test as well as critiques of the instrument using qualitative methods associated with critical literacy approach to understand the relationship between Fiji school science curriculum and pre-service teachers' knowledge of science and scientists. 88 pre-service teachers participated in this study. Data collection included participants' drawings and written descriptions of scientists, notes taken during group discussions about their knowledge of science and scientific activities, and transcripts of interviews with some of the participants. While the findings resonate with similar studies conducted elsewhere, they have particular significance in a Pacific context where countries are attempting rapid technological transformations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01