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    Assessment of teacher professional development as a change agent for the mining and metallurgical industries

    228055_Nichols 2015.pdf (10.75Mb)
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    Authors
    Nichols, Dianne Kay
    Date
    2015
    Supervisor
    Adjunct Prof. Darrell Fisher
    Dr Dan Churach
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    School
    Science and Mathematics Education Centre
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1272
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Science educators attended professional development programs about the mining and mineral processing industries. A mixed method primary data collection approach was used to investigate changes in attitude to the mining and mineral process industry and their ability to apply content knowledge application about the mining and mineral processing industries to their curriculum documents. The findings showed that after the professional development programs the science educators where able to make positive shifts in both areas.

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