Engineering-Oriented Professional Development for Secondary Level Teachers: A Multiple Case Study Analysis

This study consisted of multiple case studies of selected professional development programs designed to prepare secondary teachers to deliver engineering-oriented education. The focus was on understanding the professional development design, fundamental content knowledge, essential pedagogies, unique challenges, and effective practices involved in this type of professional development. This was achieved by interviewing the leadership, instructors, and participating teachers; observing the in-person workshops; administering a survey to the teachers; and analyzing the project's documentation. Five professional development programs were examined, including: Engineering the Future, Project Lead the Way, Mathematics Across the Middle School MST Curriculum, The Infinity Project, and INSPIRES . The findings from the individual case studies were compared and summarized across the four research questions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Resources and Family Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Daugherty, Jenny Lynn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Johnson, Scott D.

• Education, Vocational

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3347572

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87799