Valerie Lovejoy, V. Prain, Chris Musk, Lydia Poljak, Drew Roberts, I. Stewart
{"title":"What teachers learn from science and arts integration in a design-based learning framework: An Australian study","authors":"Valerie Lovejoy, V. Prain, Chris Musk, Lydia Poljak, Drew Roberts, I. Stewart","doi":"10.3316/INFORMIT.748989563826656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3316/INFORMIT.748989563826656","url":null,"abstract":"Secondary teachers face a plethora of advice on why and how to integrate science with the arts for mutual benefit. Diverse rationales for this integration are matched by wide variation in recommended programs. However, there is limited research on what exactly teachers learn, or need to learn, over time beyond the life of any particular approach or topic, to succeed. In this paper we contribute insights into this issue by analysing, in the light of relevant literature, participant teachers’ learning after four years experience of a standalone, two-day annual program that aimed to integrate science and the arts in a whole-school approach. Our case study entailed interviews with the principal and key participant teachers, observational notes on program enactment, and participation in teacher planning and review meetings. We found that: (a) participant teachers perceived multiple benefits from this curricular innovation; (b) the integration was enabled by a design-based learning framework, and (c) diverse conditions were needed for this innovation to be sustained, with implications for other forms of program integration.","PeriodicalId":46340,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Educational Research","volume":"52 1","pages":"149-165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84689968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parental choice of school by rural and remote parents","authors":"Michael Mccarthy","doi":"10.4226/66/5A9630EEC68A3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4226/66/5A9630EEC68A3","url":null,"abstract":"Parental choice of school is an under-researched area in the Australian educational literature. Moreover, research in this area tends to focus on school choice with respect to government policy and market influences. This paper presents the findings from doctoral research which explored the ways in which parents living in rural and remote areas selected a secondary boarding school for their child. In particular, the paper shows the complex psychical constructions undertaken by non-Indigenous parents in their defining of ‘good’ schools, which subsequently underpin their selection of school. The confluences of geography, school culture and race on the parental choice of school process are explored.","PeriodicalId":46340,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Educational Research","volume":"3 1","pages":"29-44"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2016-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90159751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship between Bullying and Social Skills in Primary School Students.","authors":"Ian D. Larke, Tanya N. Beran","doi":"10.11575/PRISM/18846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/18846","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46340,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Educational Research","volume":"76 1","pages":"38-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73518575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}