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Application of the Guidelines for Effective Elementary Science Teacher Inservice Education

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Journal of Elementary Science Education

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Historically, elementary science teacher inservice has not been an effective means of improving science teaching for most elementary teachers.Guidelines for Effective Elementary Science Teacher Inservice Education were developed by Klein (2001) to address this need. This paper illustrates, through a review of program evaluation documentation, how the guidelines were implemented in an elementary science teacher inservice education program.

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  1. Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department School of Education, SUNY Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, 13045, Cortland, NY

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Klein, B.S. Application of the Guidelines for Effective Elementary Science Teacher Inservice Education. J Elem Sci Edu 17, 57–72 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174681

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