The role of subject-matter knowledge in teaching science and mathematics: Practices of teachers with advanced qualifications in the sciences

高质量的科学和数学教育是经济繁荣的核心。本研究将取得两个结果。首先探讨了学科知识在教学中的重要性。关于教师知识的研究很多，但对具有丰富学科知识的教师进行的研究有限。这些发现将为当前关于教师教育的适当模式以及强调内容知识和教学知识的平衡的辩论提供信息。其次，考虑到一些尝试吸引具有高资质的职业中期专业人士来教学，该研究将提供证据，说明这些人如何过渡到他们的新职业，以及需要什么支持。

High quality science and mathematics education is central to economic prosperity. This study will achieve two outcomes. Firstly it explores the importance of subject matter knowledge in teaching. Much has been studied about the knowledge of teachers but limited research has been conducted with teachers who have substantial subject-matter knowledge. These findings will inform the current debate about the appropriate models of teacher education and the balance of emphasis on content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. Secondly, given a number of attempts to attract mid career professionals with high qualifications to teaching, the study will provide evidence on how these people transition to their new careers and what support is needed.