@inbook{e425eaa1c7144c5a9b1065e267aa2b9a,
title = "Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Physics at Lower Second Level in Ireland",
abstract = "The numbers of students studying physics at upper second level and the low numbers of teachers qualified to teach physics at second level are a matter of concern for the future of STEM education in Ireland and internationally. This study describes a national collaboration focussed on addressing teacher{\textquoteright}s approaches to the teaching and learning of physics at lower second level, raising awareness of physics/STEM careers and examining teachers{\textquoteright} and students{\textquoteright} academic resilience and unconscious biases. The findings report on the design and implementation of a physics teacher professional development programme with all lower secondary science teachers from seven Irish second-level schools.",
author = "Deirdre O{\textquoteright}Neill and Eilish McLoughlin",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-51182-1_19",
language = "English",
series = "Challenges in Physics Education",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "239--247",
booktitle = "Challenges in Physics Education",
}