Table 10 Percentage of faculty reporting often or always utilizing the following communication channels. Percentages above one quarter are bolded; percentages below 10 % are italicized
Communication channel | All | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Educators | Lecturer/professor of practice in department | 35 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
Faculty in department conducting “bench” research | 33 | 32 | 25 | 47 | |
Faculty in department conducting science education research | 22 | 17 | 25 | 21 | |
Science colleague outside department, but at institution | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | |
Faculty conducting “bench” research at other institutions | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
Department chair | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
Faculty conducting science ed. research at other institutions | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
Colleagues in the institution’s College of Education | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
A K-12 teacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Educational publications | Educational texts or websites | 28 | 48 | 25 | 0 |
Science education journals | 12 | 16 | 15 | 0 | |
Education section in Science | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | |
Other pedagogical journals | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
The Journal of College Science Teaching | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Educational conferences | Education talks at national scientific meetings | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Science education conferences | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
National Science Teachers Association meetings | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Other education-oriented conferences | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |