Puecher, Chiara, Fuchs, Hans Ulrich, Murphy, Clíona
ORCID: 0000-0002-6251-5785 and Corni, Federico
(2025)
Energy Content Knowledge of Primary School Teachers Engaged with Narratives of Forces of Nature.
In: Testa, I., Michelini, M. and Esposito, S., (eds.)
Connecting Physics Education Research and Practice. Challenges in Physics Education.
Challenges in Physics Education (CPE)
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Springer, Germany, pp. 235-250.
ISBN 978-3-031-86608-1
Abstract
This chapter presents an instrumental collective case study, which explores the content knowledge related to energy of three primary school teachers after their engagement with narratives of Forces of Nature in a
Continuing Professional Learning Programme. First, the rationale of the study and the conceptual framework of an Imaginative Approach to Physics in Primary Education, specifically its theoretical
foundations grounded in cognitive linguistics, are presented. Secondly, the methodology with which the study was conducted is outlined, showing how teachers’ expressions were analyzed applying conceptual
metaphor theory. The discussion of the results shows how teachers developed an articulated and narrative conception of energy, emerging from an interweaving of metaphors.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education Social Sciences > Teaching |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies Research Institutes and Centres > Research Centre in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (CASTel) |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 32126 |
| Deposited On: | 09 Jan 2026 12:09 by Tom Feeney . Last Modified 09 Jan 2026 12:09 |
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