Claudia Hagan: An Exploration of Secondary Science Teacher Candidates’ Ideological Shifts in an Initial Teacher Preparation Program

The aim of this qualitative study is to explore how personal and contextual factors influence secondary science teacher candidates’ acceptance or resistance to shifts in ideologies around social justice and science pedagogy. Specifically, this study attempts to explore how secondary science teacher candidates may or may not alter instructional practices throughout an initial teacher preparation program to align with particular ideologies.

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