Grad students participate in Southern Africa Research School
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Michael Childs, 706-542-5889,
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Julie A. Luft,
706-542-2068,
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Published in MSE, Press Releases, Research
Shannon Dubois, a third-year doctoral student in science education from Somerset, Mass., discusses research with a colleague during the SAARMSTE Research School in Capetown, South Africa.
Three College of Education doctoral students recently participated in the 11th annual Southern Africa Association for Research in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SAARMSTE) Research School in Cape Town, South Africa.
The UGA participants, students of Julie A. Luft, the UGA Athletic Association Professor in Science Education, presented the following research:
Shannon Dubois, third-year doctoral student from Somerset, Mass., presented on “An International Comparative Study of Early Career Secondary Biology Teachers.”
Melissa A. Jurkiewicz, fourth-year doctoral student from Columbia, S.C., presented on “The Views of Beginning Secondary Science Teachers in South Africa and the United States.”
Ryan Nixon, a second-year doctoral student from Salt Lake City, Utah, presented on “Science Knowledge for Teaching: A Beginning Characterization of Science Teacher Content Knowledge.”
UGA doctoral student Ryan Nixon discusses project with Marissa Rollnick, a mentor at the SAARMSTE Research School in South Africa.
The Research School is a weeklong residential workshop that provides about 40-50 doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and supervisors in mathematics, science and technology with the opportunity to explore the research process in a supportive environment. A team of experienced researchers from universities around the world are invited to run plenary sessions and workshops focusing on issues of research design and theory, data collection and analysis, and writing for publication. Student participants bring their own research data and writing with them; and in the workshop sessions they are able to share their work with others and get feedback from peers and experienced researchers.
Funding for the students’ participation was provided by National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
“We have promoted an international vision at NARST that includes bringing together doctoral researchers from around the world to learn from each other at early stages of their academic careers,” said Sibel Erduran, a professor of science education at the University of Bristol (England) and NARST International Coordinator.
For more information on the Research School, visit:
http://www.saarmste.org/research