Workshop 1
 Contents
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Section
F Transformations: contexts, customs and constraints
This is the final section which looks at the transformations
made by teachers and the factors affecting these. The activities in this
section focus on the way in which innovations are constrained by the contexts
within which teachers work and their customary practices.
Even when teachers were committed to the innovation,
it might not always have been easy to implement it because of the particular
contexts within which they worked. How are teachers affected by factors
related to science department of the school? How are they affected by factors
outside the school, including the national context? What are the constraints
of the individuals themselves? Will learning about these novel ideas be
of benefit to pupils? How will it affect teachers’ motivation and commitment?
The activities in this section are:
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