Successes and constraints in the enactment of a reform

Lee, May; Dancy, Melissa H.; Henderson, Charles R.; Brewe, Eric

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Successes and constraints in the enactment of a reform

written by May Lee, Melissa H. Dancy, Charles R. Henderson, and Eric Brewe

Despite research documenting the potentially positive impacts of research-based instructional reforms in physics, few high school physics teachers in the US enact them. One of the more successfully disseminated reforms is Modeling Instruction. To discern aspects of this reform that afforded or constrained its dissemination, we analyzed the interviews of five people involved in the development of Modeling Instruction. Our findings are framed within theoretical perspectives from the communities of practice, diffusion of innovations, and leadership.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 239-242

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Published: February 6, 2012

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Education Practices - Active Learning = Modeling General Physics - Physics Education Research = Reflections and Visions	- Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680039
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680039
NSF Number:: 0707432
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.J
Keywords:: Modeling Instruction, PERC 2011, communities of practice, diffusion of innovations, dissemination, leadership
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Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012
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Lee, M, M. Dancy, C. Henderson, and E. Brewe. "Successes and constraints in the enactment of a reform." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11855&DocID=2706 (accessed 2 May 2025).

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Lee, May, Melissa Dancy, Charles Henderson, and Eric Brewe. "Successes and constraints in the enactment of a reform." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 239-242 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 2 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11855&DocID=2706>.

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