Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices

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written by Melissa H. Dancy and Charles R. Henderson

Anecdotal evidence suggests that findings of educational research and resulting curricula are, at best, only marginally incorporated into introductory physics courses. Based on interviews with four non-PER physics faculty we investigated why incorporation of research-based curricula is uncommon. Elsewhere, we report that these instructors have PER-compatible beliefs about teaching and learning, but largely traditional instructional practices. In this paper we explore the significant role that systemic influences play in this apparent discrepancy and present a theoretical model to describe the interplay between individual beliefs and systemic influences.

Physics Education Research Conference 2004
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, California: August 4-5, 2004
Volume 790, Pages 113-116

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Published: September 1, 2005

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Education Foundations - Teacher Characteristics Education Practices - Pedagogy = Instructional Issues	- Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.2084714
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.Gm; 01.40.Jp
Keywords:: PERC 2004, education, reform implementation, research and development management, research-based curricula, teacher training, teaching, traditional instructional practices
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Record Updated:: May 25, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
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Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2004, August 4-5). Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9545&DocID=2860

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Dancy, Melissa, and Charles Henderson. "Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2004, Sacramento, California, August 4-5, 2004. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9545&DocID=2860 (accessed 26 April 2024).

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Dancy, Melissa, and Charles Henderson. "Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices." Physics Education Research Conference 2004. Sacramento, California: 2004. 113-116 Vol. 790 of PER Conference. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9545&DocID=2860>.

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