Improving How Universities Teach Science

Lessons from the Science Education Initiative

Carl Wieman

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$36.00 • £28.95 • €32.50

ISBN 9780674972070

Publication Date: 05/22/2017

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288 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

6 charts, 10 tables

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Introduction
1. The Vision
2. The SEI Model for Achieving Change
3. The Process of Making Change
4. Science Education Specialists: Agents of Change
5. What Was Achieved and What We Learned
6. The Post-Mortem: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Why
Coda
Appendix 1: SEI Course Transformation Guide
Appendix 2: Guide to Interviewing Students and Faculty
Appendix 3: Examples of SES Advertisements and Interview Questions
Appendix 4: Sample Questions for SES Interviews
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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