The Evolution of New Teachers' Beliefs

Brief Description

"The Evolution of New Teachers' Beliefs" consisted of case studies of new teachers who were attempting to make science and mathematics education relevant to their students' lives. The research involved a series of classroom observations and interviews over the course of a year.

Final Report

Selected Publications

Barrett, S. E. (2022). Educational borderlands: Teachers’ experiences and intentions crossing borders into a high status school subject. In S. N. Dlamini & A. Stienen (Eds.), Spatialized injustice in the contemporary city: Protesting as public pedagogy (pp. 189-210). Routledge/Taylor and Francis.  

Barrett, S. E. (2015). The impact of religious beliefs on professional ethics: A case study of a new teacher. Canadian Journal of Education, 38(3), 1-21.

Barrett, S. E. (2013). Becoming an activist science teacher: A longitudinal study of an induction intervention. Electronic Journal of Science Education, 17(4), 1-20.