SOME TRENDS IN SCIENCE TEACHER TRAINING: THE EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC

TitleSOME TRENDS IN SCIENCE TEACHER TRAINING: THE EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsNezvalova, D, Svec, M
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume1
Start Page85-94
Date PublishedAugust/2007
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersICID: 498765
Keywordsprofessional competence, science education
Abstract

The paper looks at key trends in the concept of the science teacher training in two different institutions: Furman University in US and Palacky University Olomouc in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the description of study programs at these institutions and comparison of the approaches to the science teacher training. There are two basic concepts used to identify the essence of the professionalism of the science teacher: the scientific knowledge and professional competence of the science teacher.

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