"Who wants to retain excellence needs continuous transformation": The journey of a Science Education Centre in Austria
| 1 | Management, NaturErlebnisPark Science Education Center, Austria |
| 2 | Institut für Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung, Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria |
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Franz Rauch
Institut für Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung, Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Sterneckstraße 15, 9010, Klagenfurt, Austria
Institut für Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung, Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Sterneckstraße 15, 9010, Klagenfurt, Austria
Publication date: 2019-07-24
ARiSE 2019;2(1):23–25
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Educational Action Research is not only an effective instrument for the development of teaching and the acquisition of educational knowledge, but also serves as a guiding philosophy for educational institutions in their continuous process of identity development and self-reflection. The example of an Austrian Science Education Centre shows in which dimensions this can be effective and gives an impression of how the idea of a continuous iterative development process can be shaped in practice.
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